Minor and consequential Amendments
Fire and Rescue Services Bill
3:45 pm
Mr Phil Hope (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Corby, Labour/Co-operative)
The amendments remedy an oversight in the drafting of the Bill. We need to ensure that pensions paid under the Fire Services Act 1947, which are increased annually to reflect the retail prices index, continue to be increased when the Bill comes into effect. Increases are made under the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971, which accordingly must be amended to refer to the Bill.