§ Mr. Clayasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local government workers are at present excluded from the statutory local government superannuation scheme because they work fewer than 30 hours per week.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThere are about 750,000 local government employees in England and Wales working less than full time. Of this total, some are already members of the pension scheme either because they are employed for at least 30 hours per week or because they were members before April 1974 and have retained their former rights. Others, such as teachers, have their own pension scheme. It is estimated that if the proposed regulations for part-time employees were made, about 200,000 such employees would become entitled to join the pension scheme if they wished to do so.