§ Sir Brandon Rhys Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the lump sum that would currently be required to purchase for a woman at 60 years of age a life annuity, to be uprated together with the retail price index and secured on Government indexed stock, of equivalent value to a single woman's retirement pension;
(2) what is the lump sum that would currently be required to purchase for a man at 65 years of age a life annuity, to be uprated together with the retail price index and secured on Government indexed stock, of equivalent value to a married man's national insurance retirement pension.
§ Mr. WhitneyI regret that the Department does not keep details of commercial annuity rates, nor am I in a position to confirm that annuities of the type described in the question are in fact available.