Public Service Pensions

HC Deb 06 December 1994 vol 251 c123W

Mr. Matthew Banks

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to increase public service pensions from April 1995.

Mr. Aitken

Under the legislation governing them, public service pensions are increased annually by the

Registered disabled staff
	HMT	PAYMASTER	CSO1	ROYAL MINT	VALUATION OFFICE*
	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.	Number	Per cent.
1990	30	1.0	35	3.9	—	—	21	2.1	—	—
1991	29	1.0	34	3.7	16	1.5	20	2.0	59	1.1
1992	26	0.9	31	3.2	16	1.4	14	1.3	48	0.9
1993	12	0.6	29	3.2	24	1.8	14	1.4	63	1.2
1994	12	0.9	27	3.2	24	1.7	15	1.5	65	1.3
1 Information is not available prior to 1991 when the CSO and valuation Office become Executive Agencies.