§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report the number and proportion of those who have retired since 6 April 1979 who do not receive an additional pension (a) because they were contracted out of the State scheme and (b) because they did not pay national insurance contributions during the relevant period.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe following table presents the available information in respect of those people who reached retirement age and retired during the period 6 April 1979 and 30 June 1981 and who claimed retirement pension on their own insurance.
51Wthey were either sick, unemployed or otherwise not paying contributions during the qualifying period. Information is not available on the numbers not qualifying on each specific ground.
†Totals may not balance due to rounding.