§ Mr. Winfield Digbyasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what is the number of persons covered by private pensions schemes whose employers have opted out of the graduated scheme.
§ Mr. N. MacphersonI assume that by private pension schemes my hon. Friend means schemes other than those run for persons employed in nationalised industries or the public services. On that basis about 1,860,000 employees covered by private occupational pension schemes have been contracted out of the National Insurance graduated pension scheme.