§ Sir Peter HordernTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the total cost of pensions paid to civil servants in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. BrookePensions paid to civil servants, along with certain other pension payments (including pensions paid to the dependants of former civil servants), are a charge on the civil superannuation vote. It is not possible to separate out the costs of the other pension payments but, with the exception of pensions paid to the dependants of former civil servants, the costs are small. Total pension costs, as recorded in the Appropriation Accounts for subhead A 1 of the vote, in each of the last five years are as follows:
£'000 1983–84 855,079 1984–85 931,344 1985–86 1,017,876 1986–87 1,112,685 1987–88 1,163,226
§ Sir Peter HordernTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average pension and lump sum paid to civil servants in retirement after 40 years service in each grade from grade 6 and above.
§ Mr. BrookeA civil servant with 40 years' service and paid at the scale maximum of the respective grade (excluding London weighting where payable) would qualify on retirement for a pension and lump sum as follows:
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Pension £ Lump sum £ Grade 6 14,085 42,255 Grade 5 15,801 47,403 Grade 4 17,707 53,122 Grade 3 19,500 58,500 Grade 2 24,000 72,000 Grade 1A 31,375 94,125 Grade 1 34,250 102,750
Capital gains tax Capital transfer taxi Inheritance tax Reduction, compared with indexed 1978–79 regime, in: Total liability (£ million) 1988–89 1,250 600 1989–90 1,350 670 Average liability 1(£) 1988–89 1,900 8,500 1989–90 1,900 9,500 Taxpayer numbers (thousands) 1978–79 indexed regime 1988–89 650 70 1989–90 700 70 Present regime 1988–89 145 24 1989–90 160 24 1 The reduction in the average liability is calculated using the estimated number of taxpayers under the 1978–79 indexed regime. The figures for capital gains tax exclude capital gains realised by companies and taxed within corporation tax. For each tax, the 1988–89 and 1989–90 tax bases are taken as given. It is not possible to determine to what extent changes to the taxes between 1978–79 and the present may have affected the levels of transfers and disposals. The comparisons can be regarded as no more than indicative of the orders of magnitude involved.