§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many general medical practitioners practising in England retired due to ill health in each of the last five years for which figures are available, before the age of(a) 60 years and (b) 65 years. [142882]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 15 December 2000]: The figures in the table show the number of doctors working in general practitioner practices who have received a pensions award for retirement due to ill health in each of the years 1994 to 1999 under the age of 60 and 65 years in England and Wales.
NHS pension scheme: medical practitioners retiring on the grounds of ill-health England and Wales Year ended 31 March 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Male 100 111 97 99 85 Female 20 22 27 22 23 Total 120 133 124 121 108 Summary by age Male Age 60 and under 96 107 96 85 81 Age 65 and under 100 111 97 99 85 Female Age 60 and under 20 21 27 22 22 Age 65 and under 20 22 27 22 23 Total Age 60 and under 116 128 123 107 103 Age 65 and under 120 133 124 121 108 Source:
NHS Pension Scheme valuation data for 1995–99 (Table 1E)