§ Mr. George Cunninghamasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is his present estimate of the ratio of the Exchequer contribution to the total of all contributions to the Members of Parliament Pension Scheme over the next five years.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe present estimate is that the Exchequer's share of the total cost of the Parliamentary Contributory Pensions Scheme will be 73 per cent. over the next five years.