§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it remains his intention that there should be a 4 per cent. increased contribution from the firemen towards the cost of their pension scheme without increase in benefit.
§ Mr. WhitelawI have made an order to increase the firemen's pension contribution rate from 6¾ per cent. to 8¾ per cent. of pensionable pay with effect from 1 May 1983 and to 10¾ per cent. with effect from 1 November 1983. 97W The 6¾ per cent. rate has applied from 1972, since when the value of the pension scheme in relation to pay has increased by over 60 per cent.