Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of former staff of NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts who moved to employment with a wholly owned subsidiary of those Trusts who have opted to come out of the NHS Pension Scheme in return for higher wages.

Any compulsorily transferred staff would have their pay, terms and conditions protected under Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment legislation and have continued access to the NHS Pension Scheme under the Government’s New Fair Deal guidance.