Departmental Pensions David Simpson To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many and what percentage of staff in his Department were making additional voluntary contributions to their pensions in each of the last two years. Mr. Sutcliffe The number and percentage of staff in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport who have been making additional voluntary contributions to their pension in the last two years are as follows: -------------------------- | |Staff|Percentage| -------------------------- |2006-07|6 |1.14 | -------------------------- |2007-08|6 |1.25 | --------------------------