HC Deb 14 July 1995 vol 263 c834W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many civil servants contribute to the civil service pension scheme; how many people are currently in receipt of pensions; and how many people, having ceased to be employed in the civil service, will receive delayed civil service pensions. [33299]

Mr. Horam

As at 1 April 1995, some 514,000 civil servants were members of the principal civil service pension scheme. In addition, there are some 12,000 staff of other bodies who are covered by the scheme.

The number of PCSPS pensions in payment, at the end of June 1995, was 528,251. This figure includes widows and dependants in receipt of pensions. There are some 225,000 awards preserved for payment at pension age.