To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Patel of Bradford on 19 March (WA 82), what are the standard employer and employee contribution rates of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme; and which departments are responsible for the other four largest public sector pension schemes. [HL2520]

I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave him on Thursday 19 March 2009, Official Report, col. WA82.

The departments responsible for the other four largest public sector pension schemes are as follows:

National Health Service Pension Scheme—Department of Health;

Teachers' Pension Scheme—Department for Children, Schools and Families;

Armed Forces Pension Scheme—Ministry of Defence; and

Local Government Pension Scheme for England and Wales—Department for Communities and Local Government.

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Patel of Bradford on 19 March (WA 82), what payments are projected to be made in the current and the next financial year to the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme by way of (a) employer contributions, and (b) other costs. [HL2817]

I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave him on 19 March 2009, Official Report, col. WA82. Estimates of income into the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme are included in the “Supply Estimate for Cabinet Office: Civil Superannuation”.