HC Deb 26 November 2002 vol 395 cc210-1W
Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his latest estimate is of the number of employees who are(a) contracted out and(b) not contracted out of the state pension; and what the corresponding figures were(i) one year earlier, (ii) two years earlier and (iii) five years earlier. [81049]

Mr. McCartney

The available information is in the table:

Thousands
1990–91 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Number of people belonging to contracted-out pension schemes 14,758 14,659 14,566 14,817
Number of people belonging to the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme 7,161 6,555 7,115 7,496

Source:

Department for Work and Pensions' analytical services division.

Address
Companies entering the stakeholder pension market after 6 April 2001
AIG Life (UK) Alico House, 22 Addiscombe Road, Croydon
Direct Line Life Insurance Company Ltd. 3 Edridge Road, Croydon
James Hay Trustees Ltd. Rowanmoor House, 46–50 Castle Street, Salisbury
Personal Retirement Account Ltd. Oxford House, Oxford Road, Aylesbury
Capital Cranfield Trustees Ltd. Harcourt House, 19a Cavendish Square, London
Companies leaving the stakeholder pension market after 6 April 2001
St. Andrew's Life Assurance plc PO Box 10, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Bucks
James Hay Trustees Ltd. Rowanmoor House, 46–50 Castle Street Salisbury

Mr. John Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will publish his Green Paper on pension policy. [82439]

Mr. Andrew Smith

The Government plan to publish their proposals in a Green Paper on 17 December.

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