To ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and what percentage, of civil servants pay 1.5 per cent of their pensionable earnings towards their pensions; and how many 3.5 per cent. [HL4069]

Details of the percentage employee contributions payable and the approximate split of active membership between the classic, classic plus, premium and nuvos sections of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme are contained in Cabinet Office: Civil Superannuation Resource Accounts. Copies of the resource accounts for the years up to and including 2007-08 can be found in the Library.