asked the Minister for Defence if he will state (1) the total number of applications for service certificates received to date under Section 7 of the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934; (2) the number of such applications investigated to date by the referee and reported upon to the Minister in accordance with Section 8 of the Act; (3) the number of applications in regard to whom the referee has reported (a) that they are applicants to whom the Act applies; (b) that they are not applicants to whom the Act applies; (4) the number of applicants in each grade to whom service certificates have been granted under Section 10 of the Act; (5) the number of persons in each rank to whom pensions are now payable under Section 11 of the Act; and (6) the average amount of pension granted to (a) Rank A; (b) Rank B; (c) Rank C; (d) Rank D, and (e) Rank E.
Written Answers. - Military Service Pensions Act, 1934.
The particulars sought by the Deputy are as follows:—
|
(1) |
Total number of applications for service certificates to date |
58,281 |
|
(2) |
Total number of applications reported on by referee |
6,279 |
|
(3) |
Number of applicants in regard to whom the referee has reported that:— |
|
|
(a) They are appli- cants to whom the Act applies |
6,215 |
|
|
(b) They are not applicants to whom the Act applies |
64 |
|
|
(4) |
Number of applicants in each grade to whom service certificates have been granted |
|
|
Grade A |
20 |
|
|
B |
46 |
|
|
C |
394 |
|
|
D |
1,563 |
|
|
E |
4,104 |
(5) The number of persons in each rank to whom pensions are now payable under Section 11 of the Act is as follows:—
|
Rank. |
No. |
|
A |
20 |
|
B |
46 |
|
C |
391 |
|
D |
1,544 |
|
E |
3,999 |
(6) The average annual amount of pension granted is as follows:—
|
Rank. |
Average annual amount of pension. |
||
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
A |
217 |
19 |
10 |
|
B |
141 |
8 |
8 |
|
C |
88 |
14 |
9 |
|
D |
47 |
10 |
11 |
|
E |
17 |
18 |
3 |