HC Deb 11 July 2002 vol 388 c1187W
Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment she has made of the proportion of the rise in Government liabilities resulting from unfunded parts of Scottish(a) teachers and (b) NHS pension schemes in the last five years due to (i) wage inflation, (ii) longevity, (iii) extension of the rights of part-time workers and (iv) other factors; and if she will make a statement. [67026]

Mrs. McGuire

The regulation and administration of the teachers and NHS pension schemes in Scotland is a devolved matter for the Scottish Executive.