§ Mr. ThorneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out the maximum levels of pensions payable in 1992–93 to Gurkha personnel specially or prematurely retired or discharged as part of the planned reduction in the Brigade of Gurkhas for(a) privates, (b) corporals, (c) sergeants, (d) warrant officers class I, (e) lieutenants, (f) captains and (g) majors with (i) six years' reckonable service, (ii) nine years' reckonable service and (iii) 12 years' reckonable service.
Monthly rates of Gurkha addition—Hong Kong Effective Date—1 April 1991 Rank Single unaccompanied Married accompanied Special Gurkha addition Rifleman 470.10 Less than 4 years service 113.48 186.43 After 4 years service 14418 220.97 After 5 years service 159.94 238.25 After 6 years service 174.91 255.54 After 7 years service 190.29 272.84 After 10 years service 198.24 281.78 After 12 years service 206.09 290.61 Corporal 219.71 589.06 320.81 Sergeant 224.80 606.91 328.76 Warrant Officer Class I 251.81 687.00 369.16 Lieutenant (QGO) 261.50 714.37 383.48 Captain (QGO) 288.56 786.72 422.97 Major (QGO) 318.48 866.45 466.60 Monthly rates are £ Sterling at an exchange rate of HKS 12.60/£ as at 1 July 1991.
§ Mr. ThorneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide figures for 1992–93 of the maximum levels of special grant payment to Gurkha personnel specially or prematurely retired or discharged as part of the planned reduction in the Brigade of Gurkhas for(a) privates, (b) corporals, (c) sergeants, (d) warrant officers Class I, (e)
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§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe Gurkhas' redundancy scheme provides for credit of service to be given to Gurkhas specially or prematurely retired or discharged before completing the normal maximum length of service for their rank. The effect is that the pensions shown in the table, which are the rates payable at their normal maximum length of service, will be paid to personnel made redundant with reckonable service within the bands listed. In addition privates and corporals made redundant with between four and 10 years service will receive a pension at the special rate of £15.34 per month at 1991–92 levels. Rates for 1992–93 are not yet available.
Maximum Pensions Payable—April 1991 Rank Reckonable Service on Redundancy Pension Rate Rifleman 10—15 years 20.46 Corporal 10—15 years 22.08 Sergeant 12—18 years 28.58 Warrant Officer Class I 15—22 years 37.25 Lieutenant—QGO 17—24 years 45.38 Captain QGO 21—28 years 62.72 Major—QGO 21—28 years 73.97 QGO—Queen's Gurkha Officer.
Monthly rates are in £ Sterling calculated at an exchange rate 34.50
Indian Rupees/£.
§ Mr. ThorneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will specify for 1992–93 the single and married levels of (i) the Hong Kong Gurkha addition and (ii) the special rate Gurkha addition payable as a component of the special capital payment to Gurkha personnel specially or prematurely retired or discharged as part of the planned reduction in the Brigade of Gurkhas.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe table shows the single and married accompanied levels of the Hong Kong Gurkha addition payable from 1 July 1991, and the rates of special Gurkha addition used in the calculation of special capital payments to Gurkhas made redundant. The rates of 1992–93 are not yet available.
lieutenants, (f) captains and (g) majors with (i) six years' reckonable service, (ii) nine years' reckonable service and (iii) 12 years' reckonable service.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonThe table shows the levels of special capital payment payable to Gurkhas made redundant, against the years of service for each rank for 575W which redundancy is currently envisaged. This amount is shown in pounds sterling as calculated at August 1991. Rates for 1992–93 are not yet available.
Payments in respect of soldiers are calculated for class I personnel on the lowest band.
Special capital payments for Gurkhas made redundant Year of service Rifleman £ Corporal £ Sergeant £ WOI £ Lieutenant (QGO) £ Captain (QGO) £ Major (QGO) £ 1 — — — — — — — 2 — — — — — — — 3 — — — — — — — 4 1,254 1,763 — — — — — 5 1,680 2,208 — — — — — 6 2,150 2,653 — — — — — 7 2,931 3,602 — — — — — 8 3,493 4,590 — — — — — 9 4,347 5,584 — — — — — 10 5,674 6,416 — — — — — 11 4,737 5,357 — — — — — 12 3,903 4,295 5,531 — — — — 13 2,927 3,221 5,531 6,176 6,487 — — 14 1,951 2,147 5,531 6,176 6,487 — — 15 Nil Nil 4,425 6,176 6,487 — — 16 — — 3,318 6,179 6,487 — — 17 — — 2,212 6,176 6,487 — — 18 — — Nil 6,176 6,487 7,214 — 19 — — — 4,941 6,487 7,214 — 20 — — — 3,705 6,487 7,214 — 21 — — — 2,470 5,189 7,214 — 22 — — — Nil 3,892 7,214 — 23 — — — — 2,594 7,214 7,994 24 — — — — Nil 7,214 7,994 25 — — — — — 5,771 7,994 26 — — — — — 4,328 7,994 27 — — — — — 2,885 7,994 28 — — — — — Nil 7,994 29 — — — — — — 6,395 30 — — — — — — 4,796 31 — — — — — — 3,197 32 — — — — — — Nil
§ Mr. ThorneTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy for the rules governing Gurkhas' pensions always to be interpreted to provide the maximum theoretical entitlement.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIt is the Department's policy that pensions are paid to Gurkhas at the rates to which they are entitled under the provisions of the appropriate code.
576WAll figures take account of length of service increments, but not good service pay, which is calculated on an individual basis.