§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will order the Paymaster General's Office to remove NHS pensioners' personal pension account numbers from labels used in any future departmental mailshot and from any envelope addressed to NHS pensioners. [16275]
§ Mr. SackvilleResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the NHS Pensions Agency under its chief executive A. F. Cowan. I have asked him to reply to the hon. Member.
Letter from A. F. Cowan to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 March 1995:
The Secretary of State for Health has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question as it falls within my area of responsibility.681WKeith Sullens, Chief Executive of Paymaster who the NHS Pensions Agency contracts to pay our NHS pensioners informed me that account numbers which appeared on envelopes addressed to NHS pensioners were printed in error. A new system has been introduced which will ensure NHS pensioners personal pension account numbers do not appear on any envelopes addressed to NHS pensioners in the future.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what fees the Paymaster General's office charged Medicash for the recent mailshot to NHS pensioners. [16249]
§ Mr. SackvilleResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the NHS Pensions Agency under its chief executive, A. F. Cowan. I have asked him to reply to the hon. Member.
Letter from A. F. Cowan to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 March 1995:
The Secretary of State for Health has asked me to reply to your recent parliamentary question as it falls within my areas of responsibility.I understand that Paymaster whom the NHS Pensions Agency contracts to pay NHS pensioners charged Medicash £21,379.21 (including VAT) for the recent mailshot to NHS pensioners.