HC Deb 20 March 1990 vol 169 cc510-1W
1969. Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the pension that an inspector in the police force will receive, having completed maximum years' service, on retirement at the end of March; and what is the pension currently received by inspectors with similar service who retired in March 1980 and March 1970;

(2) what is the value at current prices of the average pension received by police of all ranks on their retirement in (a) 1979 and (b) 1969;

(3) what is the value at current prices of the average pension received by fire brigade personnel on their retirement in (a) 1979 and (b) 1969;

(4) what is the value, at current prices, of the pension received by an ex-police inspector with maximum years' service who retired in (a) March 1970 and (b) March 1980;

(5) what was the average pension paid to fire brigade personnel who retired in 1989; and what is the average pension currently received by fire brigade personnel who retired in (a) 1979 and (b) 1969;

(6) what was the average pension paid to police of all ranks who retired in 1989; and what is the average pension received currently by police of all ranks who retired in (a) 1979 and (b)

Mr. Waddington

Particulars of average police and fire service pensions are not held centrally and this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The information requested about the relative pension position of police inspectors retiring at certain dates is given in the table.

Retirement date Current annual pension
£
31 March 1970 7,337
31 March 1980 9,023
31 March 1990 13,238