HC Deb 09 June 1993 vol 226 cc256-7W
Mr. David Shaw

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average public sector pension in payment and the average length of service of public sector pensioners in the current year.

Mr. Portillo

Information about average pensions and lengths of service of all public sector pensioners is not kept centrally. Estimates of the average pensions payable from the main public service schemes in the latest year for which information is readily available is as follows:

Number of pensioners Average pensions
Scheme Year Members Dependants Members £ Dependants£
Civil service 1993–94 399,600 123,500 4,093 1,700
NHS (England and Wales) 1993–94 312,600 46,800 4,125 2,391
NHS (Scotland) 1993–94 49,100 5,800 3,647 1,638
Teachers (England and Wales) 1993–94 306,000 22,000 6,300 2,000
Teachers (Scotland) 1993–94 32,100 3,500 6,459 2,129
Armed forces 1993–94 263,500 84,900 4,326 2,338
Local government (England and Wales) 1991–92 573,000 111,100 2,515 1,127
Local government (Scotland) 1991–92 85,4671 2,0361
1 Figures include both scheme members and dependants.