§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what grounds the Government Actuary disagrees with the assertions by the Fire Brigades' Union actuary that the proposed increase in employees' pension contributions cannot be technically or actuarially justified.
§ Mr. WhitelawI understand from the Government Actuary that he has not commented on the amount which fire service employees should contribute towards the cost of their pensions and would not do so as this is not an actuarial matter. His task is to assess the overall cost of the scheme.