Railway Superannuitants (Increased Pension Supplements)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Mai 1955.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Mr Alfred Hargreaves Mr Alfred Hargreaves , Carlisle 12:00, 4 Mai 1955

I thank the Minister for the letter which he addressed to me on the subject. Is he aware that this scheme will affect only about 2,500 out of the 34,000 long-standing railway super-annuitants? Is it possible for him to represent to the Commission the fact that the lump sum payment of one year's salary which is made upon retirement is assumed to produce annually one-tenth of that amount, and is taken into account in assessing the pensions of these people?