HC Deb 07 April 1981 vol 2 c232W
Mr. Loveridge

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are now covered by all types of public sector pension schemes; and how many are employed and how many are retired and drawing their pensions.

Mr. Rossi

Preliminary figures from the Government Actuary's 1979 survey of occupational pension schemes show that of the 7.45 million employees in the public sector, about 5.6 million were members of pension schemes. 1.8 million former employees were receiving pensions and 0.5 million pensions were in payment to widows and dependants.