HC Deb 09 May 1996 vol 277 c249W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to establish police and fire service funds to meet future pension liabilities for new entrants to which both employers and employees would pay contributions; and if he will make a statement. [28247]

Mr. Maclean

The Government have no plans to make the police and fire service pension schemes funded ones. Like most other public service pension schemes, they are financed on a "pay-as-you-go" basis.