Armed Forces: Gurkha Pensions

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:58 pm on 14 May 2007.

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Photo of Viscount Slim Viscount Slim Crossbench 2:58, 14 May 2007

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Eden, mentioned the figure of 22,000 Gurkhas, which we are well aware of. How many of them receive the Gurkha pension? As the noble Baroness has said, the new arrangements will put tremendous extra work on to the Gurkha Welfare Trust. Surely the Government can do better than £1 million a year.