§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the impact on occupational pensions rights of interrupted employment resulting from national service; and if he will make a statement. [2141]
§ Dr. John ReidPublic Service pension schemes allow members who had their careers interrupted by national service to credit that period towards their pension. The impact of National Service on the pension rights of members of occupational schemes outside the public service will depend upon the rules of the relevant scheme and the effect of the application of Inland Revenue limits on final retirement benefits.