HC Deb 17 June 1998 vol 314 cc257-8W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of general practitioners' staff have taken advantage of the NHS Pension Scheme. [45754]

Mr. Milburn

It is not possible to calculate a precise percentage of practice staff in the National Health Service Pension Scheme as the figures available relate to different months. However, data from the NHS Pension Agency show 59,064 practice staff in the pension scheme at February 1998. Data from the General Medical Services Census show 60,579 whole-time equivalent practice staff at October 1997.