§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total of NHS staff(a) retiring on pension and (b) taking early retirements on pension for each of the last 10 years; and what was the annual cost of early retirements in each of the last 10 years. [22739]
§ Mr. SackvilleResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the NHS Pensions Agency under its chief executive, Mr. A. F. Cowan. I have asked him to reply to the hon. Member.
Letter from A. F. Cowan to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 11 May 1995:
570WThe Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question as it falls within my area of responsibility.A breakdown of the figures in the format requested is not available. We are however able to provide the following information:Age retirements over the last 4 years:
Age Retirements Year Number 1991–92 11,734 1992–93 12,774 1993–94 9,635 1994–95 11,364 Ill-health retirements over the last 4 years:
Ill-health Retirements Year Number 1991–92 7,387 1992–93 8,381 1993–94 8,613 1994–95 8,484 Early retirements over the last 4 years:
Early retirements Year Number 1991–92 3,108 1992–93 4,033 1993–94 6,318 1994–95 5,564 The value of early retirements including ill-health retirements to the scheme over the last 3 years is:
Year £ million 1992–93 137.291 1993–94 158.827 1994–95 211.383