§ Mr. Carterasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many private pensions schemes in the past 10 years have failed, leaving contributors without or with only partial benefit.
§ Sir K. JosephThere are no central records which would enable me to give a precise answer to the hon. Member's Question. I understand that in some insured pension schemes the premiums have not been kept up, but otherwise I believe that there can have been very few cases in the past 10 years in which an occupational pension scheme has failed to pay its benefits in full.