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Written question asked by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 February 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 February 2011. It was answered by Lord Robathan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Armed Forces: Pensions

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme are (a) (i) part-time and (ii) full-time, (b) (A) male and (B) female and (c) (1) active members and (2) deferred members/pensioners.
Answer

The numbers of active and deferred members in the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) can be found within the AFPS Resource Accounts for Financial Year 2009-10, copies of which are held in the Library of the House. While the precise number of part-time active members is not known, there are 30 personnel within the Reserved Forces Pension Scheme who, from time to time, may serve on a part-time basis.A reliable breakdown by gender is not available for deferred members of the AFPS. A breakdown for active or benefit in payment members can be found in the following table:

Male Female
Active members 173,050 18,250
Benefit in payment members 299,527 72,420

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
40325; 523 c684-5W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Armed forces Pensions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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