§ Mr. Ridsdaleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was paid into the retirement pensions in November 1973; how much of this he estimates was taken back in tax, in monetary terms and as a percentage of this total; how much in November 1975 was paid out in retirement pensions; how much was paid out in tax, in monetary terms; and what percentage this was of the retirement pensions for the year.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25th February 1976; Vol. 906, c. 230], gave the following answer:
I regret that the information on which to base a reply is not available.