HC Deb 26 February 2001 vol 363 c474W
Mrs. Lait

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the state's total liability at 2001 prices to pay the pensions of(a) police and (b) fire officers, assuming all existing contributors retire and that all pensioners die at the age projected by the pension scheme actuaries. [148007]

Mr. Charles Clarke

In 1998, when the appraisal was last undertaken, the Government Actuary's Department estimated that the total accrued liabilities for police and fire officer pensions were broadly £25 billion and £5 billion respectively.