§ Mr. SutcliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) for what reasons practice nurses have not been allowed to transfer their contributions from the NHS pension fund to practice pension schemes; [8964]
(2) for what reasons no explanation was given to practice nurses in respect of requirements made of them to remove their pensions from the NHS pension fund and to take out private pensions; [8966]
(3) how many practice nurses have been advised to take out private pensions to date; [8962]
(4) what factors underlay his decision to remove practice nurses from the NHS pension fund; [8963]
(5) how many practice nurses came out of the NHS pension fund in (a) 1989, (b) 1990 and (c) 1991; [8965]
(6) when he last had discussions with the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nurses about the removal of practice nurses' pensions from the NHS pension fund to private pension schemes. [8967]
§ Mr. MaloneThere will be an announcement shortly on entry of general practitioner practice staff including practice nurses to the national health service pension scheme.