§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in theOfficial Report (i) his estimate of the employers' notional contribution to notionally funded and unfunded schemes, (ii) figures for the Civil Service showing the percentage contribution made by the Government and their employees and (iii) his best estimate of the proportional split between sources of pension income in the cases quoted in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 22 of the Inland Revenue paper, using as a basis the information given in his answer of 11 November 1988, Official Report, column 235.
§ Mr. Lilley[pursuant to his reply, 28 July 1989, c. 1136]: Available information is as follows:
- (i) Employers' notional contributions to notionally funded and unfunded pension schemes are published in table 4.10 of the 1989 edition of the "United Kingdom National Accounts".
- (ii) The Civil Service pension scheme is not funded. The costs of benefits are met as they arise from the civil superannuation vote. The Government Actuary's Department has costed employers' contributions at 17 per cent. of salaries. Employees pay contributions at 1½ per cent. of salary, mainly for widowers-widows benefits.
- (iii) Sources of income are published in the table referred to at (i). The full analysis requested would involve disproportionate cost.
Schemes proposing a contribution holiday Schemes reporting in Employers' holiday Employees' holiday Number Amount (£m) Number Amount (£m) 1987–88 67 56 5 2 1988–89 221 332 12 19 April-July 1989 124 350 4 1 Note: The amounts shown represent the total surplus to be eliminated by contribution holidays for schemes which have reported in each period. Contribution holidays may be spread across several years. Schemes proposing a reduction in contributions rather than a contribution holiday are excluded.