asked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the total actuarial value of the pensions of all members of the home Civil Service and Diplomatic Service, respectively, currently receiving £15,000 per annum or over at the latest available date; what were the number of persons involved; and what were the comparable figures a year earlier.

The information concerning the number of persons in the Home Civil Service and the Diplomatic Service is as follows:

	1st October 1975	1st October 1974
Members of the Home Civil Service receiving £15,000 per annum or over	57	41
Members of the Diplomatic Service receiving £15,000 per annum or over	15	15

I regret that the figures for the current actuarial value of the pensions of those detailed above are not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.