§ Mrs. LaitTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of current and future pensioners with private pension plans who will be affected by the changes to advance corporation tax. [23910]
§ Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonNo such estimate is available. A large number of factors influence the private pensions people can expect to receive. It is therefore not possible to produce meaningful estimates for the effect of particular factors in isolation. The corporation tax changes 703W introduced in the last Budget will be good for the economy as a whole and so should benefit pensioners along with everyone else.