§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list the number of people(a) paying contributions to SERPS each year since its inception and (b) drawing pensions in each year since the scheme's inception and if he will detail his estimates for both (a) and (b) 10, 20 and 30 years hence. [15235]
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§ Mr. HealdThe information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the tables.
Table 1 shows, for 1978–79 and later years, the number of people in the UK who paid class 1 national insurance contributions at the not contracted-out rate on earnings equal to or above the annual lower earnings limit for that year. These people have accrued entitlement to additional pension as have a small but unquantifiable number of people whose earnings in one or more of the years were marginally below the annual LEL and who reach state pension age before April 2000.
Table 1 Million 1978–79 9.7 1979–80 10.1 1980–81 9.5 1981–82 8.7 1982–83 8.6 1983–84 8.8 1984–85 9.1 1985–86 10.2 1986–87 10.4 1987–88 7.8 1988–89 7.8 1989–90 7.5 1990–91 7.5 1991–92 6.7 1992–93 6.5 Notes:
1. Figures exclude Appropriate Personal Pension holders and women paying Reduced Rate National Insurance contributions.
2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 0.1 million.
Source:
NIRS 1 per cent. sample.
Table 2 shows the number of people receiving additional pension at the date specified. Figures for periods before 30.9.85 are not available. Million 30th September 1985 1.4 30th September 1986 1.8 30th September 1987 2.1 30th September 1988 2.4 31st March 19891 2.6 30th September 1990 3.1 30th September 1991 3.4 30th September 1992 3.7 30th September 1993 4.0 30th September 1994 4.3 Notes:
1 September figures are not available.
1. Figures are for all Countries and include widows.
2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 0.1 million.
Source:
10 per cent. sample of Retirement Pension Bi-annual enquiry.