§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many full-time employees(a) were in occupational pension schemes and (b) subscribed to personal pensions in each of the last five years. [11314]
§ Mr. McCartney[holding answer 30 October 2001]: The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows.
The table shows estimates of the numbers of full-time employees contributing to occupational and personal pensions in each of the years 1996–97 through to 1999–2000. Because of a change in methodology on the Family Resources Survey—1999–2000 data are not comparable to earlier years.
Million Year Total full-time employees with an occupational pension Total full-time employees with a personal pension 1996–97 9.4 3.3 1997–98 9.3 3.2 1998–99 9.6 3.4 1999–2000 9.3 2.6 Note:
Totals rounded to nearest 100,000
Source:
Family Resources Survey percentages applied to Labour Force Survey totals