§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make an estimate of the number and percentage of(a) unmarried and (b) married women who have retired at 60 years of age and have during the past 12 months become entitled to receive a full state retirement pension based on their own contributions.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information is not available in the form requested.
At 31 March 1992, 162,570 women resident in Great Britain aged 60 at their last birthday were receiving basic state pension—either on their own or their husband's contributions. Of these 46,120 (28.4 per cent.) were receiving the full rate basic pension based on their own contributions.
A breakdown by marital status is not available.