§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the numbers of (a) industrial civil servants and (b) non-industrial civil servants receiving public sector pensions of (i) under £1,000 a year, (ii) £1,000 to £2,000 a year, (iii) under £5,000 a year, (iv) £5,000 to £6,000 a year, (v) £6,000 to £7,000 a year, (vi) £7,000 to £8,000 a year, (vii) £8,000 to £9,000 a year, (viii) £9,000 to £10,000 a year and (ix) over £10,000 a year.
§ Mr. HayhoeI am afraid that readily available statistics do not distinguish between industrial and nonindustrial civil servants, but, for all retired civil servants and their dependants, the figures are as follows:
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Range of pension Number of pensioners Under £1,000 192,460 £1,000 to £2,000 a year 104,311 £2,000 to £5,000 a year 102,952 Total under £5,000 a year 399,725 £5,000 to £6,000 a year 15,77 £6,000 to £7,000 a year 9,335
Range of pension Number of pensioners £7,000 to £8,000 a year 5,264 £8,000 to £9,000 a year 3,93 £9,000 to £10,000 a year 2,625 Over £10,000 a year 6,123 442,536
§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average weekly Civil Service pensions; and what is the average for industrial civil servants and for non-industrial civil servants, respectively.
§ Mr. HayhoeCivil Service pensions in payment to retired civil servants in 1983–84 averaged £44 a week and it is estimated that the average in 1984–85 will be about £46 a week. I am afraid that separate statistics are not kept for industrials and non-industrials.