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Department for Transport: Pay

Answer

Please see below table for each ALB:

a) How many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings or nearest equivalent

ALB	(i) under £25,000	(ii) £25,001 to £35,000,	(iii) £35,001 to £50,270	(iv) £50,271 to £100,00	(v) £100,001 to £125,140	(vi) over £125,140
British Transport Police Authority	0	0	0	9	<5	<5
Civil Aviation Authority	39	276	357	943	97	72
Crossrail International	0	0	<5	<5	<5	6
DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO)	<5	17	71	156	8	12
East West Rail	<5	8	38	124	39	21
HS2	16	106	301	1,039	209	107
National Highways	107	2,344	2,288	2,233	42	63
Network Rail	448	6,965	16,953	16,977	498	343
Northern Lighthouse Board	28	22	92	70	<5	<5
Office of Rail and Road	12	36	107	217	5	8
Transport Focus	0	5	23	24	0	<5
Trinity House	24	37	86	158	10	<5

(b) what estimate they have made of the total unfunded public sector pension liability

ALB	Response
British Transport Police Authority	Not applicable to BTPA. BTPA pension scheme(s) are fully funded
Civil Aviation Authority	Civil Aviation Authority employees are enrolled in our pensions schemes not covered by the public sector pension fund. We have 10 colleagues who were brought into the CAA on TUPE arrangements and who remain active members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Employee and Employers contributions are paid monthly based on prevailing rates set by the scheme.
Crossrail International	There is no public sector pension liability.
DfT Operator Limited (DFTO)	This question is not relevant to DfTO as they are in a money management scheme.
East West Rail	We are not part of the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
HS2	HS2 Ltd does not have any unfunded public sector pension liability. HS2 Ltd employees do not participate in any public sector pension. Rather they are offered the opportunity to become members of a defined contribution pension plan, administered by Legal and General.
National Highways	National Highways is unable to estimate liabilities relating to Civil Service Pension Scheme membership. The Civil Service Pension Scheme is an unfunded public service pension scheme, with benefits ultimately funded from future government revenues rather than from a dedicated fund of assets. Actuarial valuations of accrued liabilities are undertaken centrally by the Government Actuary's Department (GAD), which also determines the employer contribution rates payable under the scheme. Consequently, National Highways does not calculate, hold, or recognise any pension liability relating to Civil Service Pension Scheme membership on its balance sheet. National Highways' responsibility is limited to paying employer contributions at the rates prescribed by the scheme, which are publicly available. As the actuarial assessment of liabilities is performed centrally and does not sit with participating employers, National Highways is not able to provide a liability estimate.
Network Rail	The pension schemes Network Rail currently operates (Network Rail Section of the RPS, NR CARE and NRDC) are not 'unfunded public sector' pension schemes – they are classified as funded private sector occupational pension schemes (benefits are backed by invested assets rather than being paid directly from current taxation).
Northern Lighthouse Board	Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) participates in the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS). The PCSPS is an unfunded multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme and NLB is unable to identify its share of the underlying scheme assets and liabilities. Accordingly, no organisation-specific estimate of the unfunded pension liability is available.
Office of Rail and Road	As per our recently published Annual Report and Accounts, there is insufficient information available to be able to identify ORR’s share of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme liabilities and costs (page 113). Our understanding is that this is common across Government Departments and Arm’s Length Bodies.
Transport Focus	Transport Focus participates in the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS). The PCSPS is an unfunded multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme and Transport Focus is unable to identify its share of the underlying scheme assets and liabilities. Accordingly, no organisation-specific estimate of the unfunded pension liability is available.
Trinity House	Trinity House participates in the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (PCSPS). The PCSPS is an unfunded multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme and Trinity House is unable to identify its share of the underlying scheme assets and liabilities. Accordingly, no organisation-specific estimate of the unfunded pension liability is available.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

18551

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Department for Transport Pay Workplace pensions

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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