To ask the Secretary of State for Defence

(1) whether the review of the pension ages of the Ministry of Defence Police and the Defence Fire and Rescue Service will consider the cost of individuals' pension contributions and existing net pay deductions; and if he will make a statement;

(2) pursuant to the answer of 9 July 2013, Official Report, columns 125-6W, on pensions, when he intends to place in the Library the terms of reference for the review of the pension ages of the Ministry of Defence Police and the Defence Fire and Rescue Service.

holding answer 5 November 2013

For details of the remit of the review I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for International Security Strategy, my hon. Friend Dr Murrison, on 31 October 2013, Hansard, column 549W, to Gemma Doyle.

A copy of the Terms of Reference has now been placed in the Library of the House. It is regretted that this was not done earlier.