§ Ms StuartTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) current and (b) deferred members there are in (A) the (i) police, (ii) fire service, (iii) principal Civil Service, (iv) National Health Service, (v) armed forces and (vi) local government pension schemes and (B) the teachers' superannuation scheme. [85271]
§ Mr. MilburnThe administration of public service pension schemes is the responsibility of various other Government Departments or local authorities, not Her Majesty's Treasury. The latest information held centrally, which has been supplied by the responsible Departments, is as follows.
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Responsible department Pension schemes Current members As at Deferred members As at Home Office1 Police (E, W & Sc)2 140,000 31 March 1999 —4 — Home Office1 Firefighters (E, W & Sc)2 38,000 31 March 1998—4 —4 — Cabinet Office Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme 510,000 30 September 1997 237,000 30 September 1998 Department of Health National Health Service (England & Wales) 892,000 31 March 1999 240,000 31 March 1999 Scottish Office1 NHS (Scotland) 108,000 31 March 1999 60,000 31 March 1999 Ministry of Defence Armed Forces 212,000 1 April 1997 238,000 1 April 1997 Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions Local Government (England and Wales)2 1,328,000 31 March 1998 386,000 31 March 1998 Scottish Office1 Local Government (Scotland)2 157,0003 31 March 1998 36,0003 31 March 1998 Department for Education and Employment Teachers (England and Wales) 558,000 31 March 1997 151,000 31 March 1997 Scottish Office1 Teachers (Scotland) 66,000 31 March 1999 41,000 31 March 1999 1From 1 July 1999 responsibility for police, fire, NHS, local government and teachers' pensions in Scotland will pass to the Scottish Executive. 2 These schemes are administered by local authorities, which provide any data. 3 Provisional figures. 4 Not available centrally.