§ Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the outturn for expenditure on Civil Service pensions for 1975–76; and what he estimates will be the amount required for 1976–77.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisExpenditure on Civil Service pensions is met from the Vote for Civil Superannuation etc. (Class XIV, Vote 6). The final outturn of the Vote for 1975–76 is not yet available, but provision has been made in the main and supplementary Estimates—H.C. Papers Nos. 210 of 11th February 1975, 28 of 8th December 1975 and 174 of 19th February 1976—for net expenditure of £256.17 million. The Estimate for 1976–77—H.C. Paper No. 276 of 17th March 1976—is £276.16 million.