§ Matthew GreenTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what average percentage of the total expenditure of(a) county, (b) district, (c) metropolitan and (d) London authorities was spent on the Local Government Pension Scheme in the last year for which figures are available. [162716]
§ Mr. RaynsfordFor all local authorities in England, it is estimated that 2.2 p cent. of net current expenditure in 2001–02 was on employers' pension contributions to pension schemes other than the teachers, police and fire schemes. Most of this expenditure will be on the Local Government Pension Scheme.
23 local authorities, where authorised, also made payments to pension schemes from capital funds under section 40(6) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. This amounted to 1.3 per cent. of total capital expenditure and other transactions in 2001–02.
Information by class of authority is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.