§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of retrospectively increasing the pensions of those ex-servicemen retiring in a pensions trough; and if he will make a statement. [149542]
§ Mr. SpellarThe cost of any adjustment could not be considered in isolation from other public service schemes.
§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from ex-servicemen affected by the pensions troughs of 1977 and 1991. [149541]
§ Mr. SpellarThe number of inquiries which the Ministry of Defence has received is set out in the table:
Letters to Ministers and officials—incluaing letters from MPs 1977 Pension trough 1991 staging 1996 8 0 1997 12 0 1998 6 0 1999 12 0 2000 10 0 20011 24 2 1 Up to February