Civil Service (Hansard, 27 May 1993)

HC Deb 27 May 1993 vol 225 c666W 666W

§ Mr. Booth
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the annual value of 6 per cent. of the civil service pay bill; and what is the total annual expenditure on civil service pensions.

§ Mr. Portillo
In 1992–93, 6 per cent. of the civil service pay bill—excluding the pay costs of civil servants working in trading funds and trading bodies, and MOD civilians working in non-support areas—amounted to £704 million. Pensions paid to retired civil servants in the same year totalled £1,720 million.