§ Ms MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State. for Northern Ireland what percentage of people in Northern Ireland have been members of(a) private pension schemes and (b) occupational pension schemes in each of the last 10 years. [3859]
§ Mr. MossThe total number of people in private pension schemes and occupational pension schemes in Northern Ireland is not available. However, information on the number of people with an appropriate personal pension—APP—used to contract out of the state scheme, and the number of people paying contracted-out contributions, is available. Data on private pensions or occupational pensions which are not contracted-out are not held by the Department of Social Security.
508WThe information is given in the table:
Year APP (thousands) Percentage of Workforce Percentage of population 1984–85 — — — 1985–86 — — — 1986–87 — — — 1987–88 70 10.4 6.2 1989–90 71 10.4 6.2 1990–91 85 12.3 7.4 1991–92 99 14.3 8.6 1992–93 110 15.9 9.6 1993–94 117 16.9 9.9 1994–95 121 17.7 10.2 1995–96 119 17.2 10.0
Year Contracted out (thousands) Percentage of Workforce Percentage of population 1984–85 219 — — 1985–86 218 — — 1986–87 221 — — 1987–88 225 — — 1988–89 251 — — 1989–90 251 — — 1990–91 245 — — 1991–92 240 — — 1992–93 235 — — 1993–94 227 — — 1994–95 225 — —