The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many and what proportion of full-time (a) private sector employees and (b) public sector employees are members of a final salary pension scheme. (258596)""The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), earned out in April each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It provides information about the levels, distribution and make-up of earnings and hours paid for employees within industries, occupations and regions. ASHE also provides estimates of UK employees by type of pension arrangements within the company. It is not designed to give estimates of the numbers of employees in a particular pension category so only proportions are provided below.""In 2008, 86 per cent. of public sector full-time employees and 16 per cent. of private sector full-time employees were in a defined-benefit pension scheme. Final salary pension schemes are categorised as defined benefit pension schemes. Defined benefit schemes are determined by the rules of the scheme and may be related to final salary, but may also be related to the average salary over a number of years."