§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what was the average total payment to National Health Service staff permitted to retire early in each staff group;
(2) further to his reply to the hon. Member for Holborn and St. Pancras on 7 March, Official Report, column 625, if he will list for each staff group the numbers in that group who retired between the ages of 50 and 55, 55 and 60 and over 60 years of age.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[pursuant to his reply, 15 March 1984, c. 274]: The information is as follows:
Staff Group Average annual Pension rate Average total Lum sum £ £ Finance staff 6,821 19,973 Administrative and Clerical 4,254 11,851 Medical staff 10,285 27,973 Dental staff 7,739 22,328 Nursing staff 4,904 14,329 Works staff 6,282 17,706 Others 4,274 12,068 The information relates to all those granted premature retirement up to 31 October 1983.