HC Deb 23 June 1981 vol 7 cc83-4W
Mr. Pawsey

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if, in respect of local government officers in England, he will state for each year from 1975–76 to 1980–81 (a) the contribution of (i) employees and (ii) employers to pension funds in respect of the future basic benefits of serving staff, expressed as a percentage of total annual salaries paid to such employees for the stated years and (b) the contribution of the employer or Exchequer for the pension increases attributable to index linking of the current pensioners for the stated years, expressed as a percentage of total annual salaries paid for the stated years to employees contributing to pension funds in respect of the future basic benefits of serving staff;

(2) if, in respect of (a) local government officers and (b) teachers in Wales, he will state for each year from 1975–76 to1980–81 (i) the contribution of (x) employees and (y) employers to pension funds in respect of the future basic benefits of serving staff, expressed as a percentage of total annual salaries paid to such employees for the stated years and (ii) the contribution of the employer or Exchequer for the pension increases attributable to index linking of the current pensioners for the stated years, expressed as a percentage of total annual salaries paid for the stated years to employees contributing to pension funds in respect of the future basic benefits of serving staff.

Mr. King

The employee contribution paid by members of the local government superannuation scheme is 5 per cent. in the case of manual and 6 per cent. in the case of non-manual workers. The table below gives an estimate of the overall contributions paid by employers and employees towards the cost of basic pensions and of the cost of pensions increase payments made by the employers in the years in question, expressed as a percentage of the pay of all pensionable employees in those years. The payments made by employing authorities would have ranked for rate support grant.

LG Superannuation
(a) (b)
(i) By employees (average) (ii) By employers
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
England
1975–76 5.5 9.79 2.10
1976–77 5.5 9.77 2.47
1977–78 5.5 10.00 2.91
1978–79 5.5 9.86 3.32
1979–80 5.5 8.23 3.13
1980–81 5.5 N/A N/A
Wales
1975–76 5.5 8.60 2.50
1976–77 5.5 8.79 2.95
1977–78 5.5 9.20 3.67
1978–79 5.5 9.00 3.74
1979–80 5.5 8.32 5.50
1980–81 5.5 N/A N/A

Notes

  1. (a) Contributions to pension funds, expressed as a percentage of salaries paid to pensionable employees.
  2. (b) Payments for pensions increase, expressed as a percentage of salaries paid to pensionable employees.

1. An average contribution rate of 5.5 per cent. has been assumed throughout.

2. No figures are available for employer's contributions in 1980–81.

Payments under the teachers' superannuation scheme are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science.