§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current total annual pension paid to(a) a private and (b) a sergeant, with five years' service, invalided out of the services in 1990 with (i) 30 per cent. disability, (ii) 60 per cent. disability and (iii) 100 per cent. disability, respectively.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe table shows the current rates of pension paid by the Ministry of Defence and by the Department of Social Security.
(a) Service attributable pension paid by the Ministry of Defence in respect of invaliding on 1 April 1990. Percentage disability Private annual pension £ Sergeant annual pension £ 30 1,530.42 2,627.22 60 2,073.83 4,066.70 100 2,992.08 6,119.46
(b) War disability pension paid by the Department of Social Security Percentage disability Private weekly pension £ or Sergeant annual equivalent £ 30 25.47 1,328.00 60 50.94 2,656.00 100 84.90 4,426.69 In addition, there is a range of supplementary allowances which may be payable under the war pension scheme, depending on the circumstances of the individual case—e.g. unemployability supplement or allowance for lowered standard of occupation, constant attendance allowance, mobility supplement, age allowance, clothing allowance.