§ Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the current rate is of service pension that would be paid to an Army major who retired at the age of(a) 55 after 34 years reckonable service on 1 April 1977, (b) 53 after 32 years reckonable service on 1 April 1975 and (c) 55 after 34 years reckonable service on 1 April 1997. [101151]
§ Mr. Spellar(a) The current rate of service pension that would be paid to an Army major who retired at the age of 55 after 34 years reckonable service on 1 April 1977 is £12,776.18.
(b) The current rate of service pension that would be paid to an Army major who retired at the age of 53 after 32 years reckonable service on 1 April 1975 is £16,131.20.
(c) The current rate of service pension that would be paid to an Army major who retired at the age of 55 after 34 years reckonable service on 1 April 1997 is £19,233.