To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of cap is of employer contributions to the NHS pension scheme; and if she will make a statement. (101285)

Current employer contribution rates to the national health service pension scheme are not capped.

Under proposals for reform of the NHS pension scheme, on which consultation is now completed, it is proposed to cap employer contributions in future at 14.2 per cent. initially and then at 14.0 per cent. from 2016.