HC Deb 15 May 1985 vol 79 cc157-8W
Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the total number of National Health Service employees entitled to index-linked pensions;

Number of deaths from Leukaemia for each health district in East Anglian Regional Health Authority, 1975–1980
1975–1978 ICD (8th Rev.) 204–207
1979–1980 ICD (9th Rev.) 204–208
Age group in years
Health District Sex All ages Under 1 1–4 5–14 15–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65–74 75 and over
1975
Cambridge M 17 — 1 — — 2 2 — 5 5 2
F 10 — — — — — — — 4 1 5
Peterborough M 4 — — 1 — — — 1 — 2 —
F 4 — — — 1 1 — — — — 2
Norwich M 21 — 1 2 1 — — 2 2 6 7
F 10 — — 1 — — — 1 1 5 2
Great Yarmouth and Waveney M 5 — — — — — — — 2 — 3
F 2 — — — — — — — 2 — —
Kings Lynn M 6 — 1 — 1 — — — 2 2 —
F 4 — — — — — — — 2 — 2
Bury St. Edmunds M 6 — — — 1 — — — 2 2 1
F 4 — 1 — — — 1 1 — — 1
Ipswich M 8 — 1 — — — — 1 2 4 —
F 10 — — 1 1 1 1 — — 3 3
1976
Cambridge M 9 — — 1 — 1 — — 1 5 1
F 6 — 1 — — — 2 1 — 1 1
Peterborough M 5 — — — 1 1 — 1 — 1 1
F 3 — — — — — — 1 — 1 1
Norwich M 20 — — 1 — 2 2 2 4 5 4
F 16 — — — — — — 2 4 2 8
Great Yarmouth and Waveney M 3 — — 1 — — — — 1 1 —
F 3 — — — — — 1 — 1 — 1
Kings Lynn M 5 — — 1 — — — — — 1 3
F 5 — — — — — — — — 2 3
Bury St. Edmunds M 13 — 1 — — 1 — — 1 6 4
F 6 — — — — 1 — — 1 2 2
Ipswich M 4 — — 1 — — — 1 — — 2
F 9 — — — 1 — — 1 — 2 5
1977
Cambridge M 10 — — — 1 1 1 2 1 — 4
F 9 — 1 1 — — — 2 2 1 2
Peterborough M 6 — 1 — — — — — 1 3 1
F 5 — — — — — — — — 1 4
Norwich M 18 — — 1 — — 1 1 6 5 4
F 15 — 2 — — — — 2 6 1 4
Great Yarmouth and Waveney M 4 — — — 1 — — — — 2 1
F 5 — — — — — 1 1 1 — 2
Kings Lynn M 8 — — — — — — — — 6 2
F 3 — — — — — 1 — — 1 1
Bury St. Edmunds M 6 — — — — 1 — 1 — 3 1
F 3 — — — 1 — — — — — 2
Ipswich M 10 — — 1 — — 1 1 — 4 3

(2) what is the total number of National Health Service ancillary staff entitled to index-linked pensions.

Mr. John Patten

On 18 December 1984, 757,000 NHS employees were members of the National Health Service superannuation scheme and can be expected to become entitled to index-linked pensions. Of these, 130,000 were classified as manual workers.