§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the total value of benefits paid to retirees in civil servant retirement plans was in each of the last 10 years. [105220]
§ Mr. AlexanderI have been asked to reply.
726WThe total of pension payments made to retired members (and dependants) of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme for each of the last 10 years is shown as follows.
Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, pensions expenditure, 1992–93 to 2001–02 £000 Year Expenditure 1992–93 2,067,179 1993–94 2,216,083 1994–95 2,281,541 1995–96 2,412,510 1996–97 2,508,824 1997–98 2,498,527 1998–99 2,547,568 1999–2000 2,642,655 2000–01 2,676,032 2001–02 2,727,787
§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many retirees there are in public employee (civil servant) retirement plans. [105221]
§ Mr. AlexanderI have been asked to reply.
The number of members of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme are as follows:
- Active members: 527,000
- Deferred members: 263,000
- Retired members (officers): 396,000
- Retired members (widow(er)s): 126,000
Members in receipt of annual compensation (or other on-going payment) for which former employer is financially responsible: 20,000