§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the offences or acts of misconduct under which a civil servant in his Department could have his pension removed or reduced; and how often this has happened during the last five years. [70781]
§ Mr. ByersI refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office on 15 February 1999,Official 89W Report, columns 569–70. No Department of Trade and Industry civil servants have had their pensions removed or reduced for disciplinary reasons in the last five years.