Written Question·Treasury·UIN 81544
Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of public sector headcount on the financial sustainability of public sector pension schemes.
Answer
James MurrayThe Government’s central measure of the affordability of public service pensions is long-term public service pension spending as a share of GDP. Public sector headcount is considered in several ways within this measure, using the OBR’s long-term assumptio...
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