§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has been made with the pay review in his Department, agencies and non-departmental public bodies for which he is responsible,
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Pension scheme/section Designated employer Last actuarial valuation Valuation result Funded Railways pension scheme (RPS) 1994 pensions section Secretary of State for Transport 31 December 2001 Assets £4,917 million—Deficit of £127 met from release of relevant amount from Special Reserve Fund in the section assets RPS—ex BR section Strategic Rail Authority 31 December 2001 Assets £57.3 million—Surplus of £4.7 million RPS—ex OPRAF section Strategic Rail Authority 31 December 2001 Assets £8.3 million—Deficit of £2.3 million British Transport Police Force superannuation fund Strategic Rail Authority 31 December 1999 (valuation pending) Assets £562.6 million—Surplus of £80.7 million British Railways superannuation fund Strategic Rail Authority 31 December 2001 Assets £449 million—Surplus of £51 million Great Western Railway supplemental pension reserve fund Strategic Rail Authority 31 December 2001 Assets £56.4 million—Surplus of £6.5 million Great Western Railway Inspectors and foremen"s special pension fund Strategic Rail Authority 31 December 2000 Assets £0.224 million—Surplus of £0.117 million Great Northern Railway superannuation fund Strategic Rail Authority 31 December 2000 Assets £600—Deficit £4,300 Great Western Railway salaried staff widows" and orphans" pension society Strategic Rail Authority 31 December 2000 Assets £11.2 million—No surplus/deficit London and North Western Provident society for providing pensions for widows and orphans of salaried staff Strategic Rail Authority 31 December 1999 (valuation pending) Assets £1.3 million—Surplus of £0.1 million Civil Aviation Authority pension schemes (CAAPS)—Civil Aviation Authority section Civil Aviation Authority 31 March 2001 Assets £1,747 million—Surplus of £129 million LRT pension fund London Transport (TfL also participate) 31 March 2000 Assets £3,744 million—Surplus of £46 million National Ports Council pension scheme Secretary of State for Transport 30 June 2002 Assets £9.12—Surplus of £2.015 million with particular reference to the gender pay gap; and if he will make a statement. [106743]
§ Mr. JamiesonFollowing the Government"s response to the Equal Opportunity Commission Task Force "Just Pay" report, all Departments and agencies are committed to reviewing their pay systems by April 2003 and to prepare action plans to close any equal pay gaps. The Cabinet Office has issued guidance to assist in these reviews. The Department for Transport and its agencies are on course to complete the reviews by the end of April. NDPBs were not formally covered by the commitment, but they are undertaking reviews as a matter of good practice.