HC Deb 13 November 1979 vol 973 c578W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what percentage of (a) all pensioners and (b) pensioners excluding national insurance retirement pensioners receive index-linked pensions.

Mr. Prentice

All State scheme retirement pensions and the guaranteed minimum pensions payable to employees who have been contracted-out of the new pension scheme are protected against inflation. About 64 per cent. of occupational pensions in payment are index-linked. Most other occupational pensions are increased, but the extent and the frequency vary from one scheme to another.