APPENDIX B
Membership at 1 April 2005
TABLE 1—MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATING
IN THE SCHEME
Number of MPs participating in PCPF at 1 April 2002
| 655 |
New members 2002-05: |
|
| MPs elected | 4
|
Members leaving active status 2002-05:
| |
| Leaving with deferred entitlement
| (2) |
| Deaths | (2) |
Number of MPs participating in PCPF at 1 April 2005
| 655 |
Other statistics at 1 April 2005
| |
| MPs' pensionable pay (p.a.) |
£59,095 |
| Total of accrued pensions |
|
| (p.a.) | £13.2m |
| Average accrued pension |
|
| (p.a.) | £20,100 |
| Average length of pensionable service*
| 16.8 years |
| Number of MPs who have opted for 1/40th accrual
| 587 |
| |
Not including any benefits earned in respect of service as an office holder
*Including transferred-in service and added years contracts
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TABLE 2—OFFICE HOLDERS PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME
Number of office holders participating in PCPF at 1 April 2002
| 116 |
New members 2002-05: |
|
Office holders appointed (and posts becoming pensionable)
| 55 |
Members leaving active status 2002-05:
| |
| Retirements | (2)
|
| Deferred pension entitlement only |
(2) |
| Deferred pension entitlement but still an MP
| (22) |
| Transfers out | (1) |
| Deaths | (1) |
Number of office holders participating in PCPF at 1 April 2005
| 143 |
Other statistics at 1 April 2005
| |
Aggregate pensionable salaries of office holders (p.a.)
| £5.8m |
| Total of accrued pensions |
|
| (p.a.) | £0.7m |
| Average accrued pension |
|
| (p.a.) | £5,00 |
| Number of office holders accruing benefits at 1/40th
| 131 |
| |
Not including benefits earned in respect of service as an MP
| |
TABLE 3—FORMER OFFICE HOLDERS STILL SERVING AS
MPs
Number of serving MPs at 1 April 2002 with deferred entitlement to office holder benefits
| 113 |
Members joining category 2002-05:
| |
| MPs leaving office holder status
| 22 |
Members leaving category 2002-05:
| |
| Resumed active office holder status
| (11) |
| Stepped down as an MP | (1)
|
| Deaths | (1) |
Number of serving MPs at 1 April 2005 with deferred entitlement to office holder benefits
| 122 |
Other statistics at 1 April 2005
| |
Total of accrued pensions
| |
| (p.a.) | £0.4m |
| Average accrued pension |
|
| (p.a.) | £3,300 |
| |
Not including benefits earned in respect of service as an MP
| |
TABLE 4—MEMBERS WITH DEFERRED PENSION ENTITLEMENT
(NOT INCLUDING DEFERRED OFFICE HOLDER ENTITLEMENTS
WHERE MEMBER IS STILL SERVING AS AN MP)
Number of deferred members at 1 April 2002
| 233 |
Members joining category 2002-05:
| |
| Members leaving active membership
| 4 |
Members leaving category 2002-05:
| |
Awards of pension (on reaching retirement age)
| (54) |
| Awards of pension (on ill-health grounds)
| (2) |
| Transfers to other schemes | (3)
|
| Deaths | (1) |
Number of deferred members at 1 April 2005
| 176 |
Other statistics at 1 April 2005
| |
Total of deferred pensions (p.a.)
| £1.9m |
| Average deferred pension (p.a.) | £10,900
|
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TABLE 5—INCUMBENT PENSIONERS
| Former members
| Surviving dependants of former members
| Active members in receipt of statutory Guaranteed Minimum Pension
| Total |
Number of pensioners at 1 April 2002
| 486 | 252 | 7
| 745 |
New pensioners 2002-05 |
58 | 55 | 17 |
130 |
| Pensions ceasing 2002-05 | 63
| 32 | 1 | 96
|
Number of pensioners at 1 April 2005
| 481 | 275 | 23
| 779 |
Other statistics at 1 April 2005
| | | |
|
| Total of pensions in payment (p.a.) |
£7.5m | $2.5m | £0.1m
| £10.1m |
| Average pension in payment (p.a.) |
£15,700 | £9,000 |
£4,400 | £12,900 |
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