Danny Alexander corrected the Commons record on Public Sector Pensions
Danny Alexander made the correction and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 11 October 2011. The figure £1,133 million in the original became £1,133 billion in the correction. Altogether 8 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the level of financial liability for public sector pensions. Letter of correction from Danny Alexander: An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for Esher and Walton (Mr Raab) on 18 July 2011. The full answer given was as follows:
Original and corrected words
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| Original | Corrected |
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| The latest estimate of the total public service pension net liability is £1,133 The correct answer should have been: | The latest estimate of the total public service pension net liability is £1,133 billion, as disclosed in the unaudited summary report of the Whole of Governments Accounts for the year end 31 March 2010 published on 13 July 2011. |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/11101179000005.json |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | 56a93a4f11ca1abf74337e1c107ef73c8ad4749887d49ff92c6e1ea082e23717 |