§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has as to the estimated
May 1979 February 1984 Complement Contributory Benefit Supplementary Benefit Contributory Benefit Supplementary Benefit Complement Staff-in-Post Complement Staff-in-Post Balham ILO (Irene House) 47 59 41 42 119 124 Wandsworth ILO (Arndale House) 59 80 43 54 88 92 Battersea ILO (Parkgate Road) 35 103 30 30 111 119 The work of local offices is not a direct function of claims or claimants to benefit. Some of the work formerly done at Clapharn area office was transferred to Balham ILO when the former office closed in 1982.
250Wvalue of private sector pension funds and the approximate distribution of holdings between Government securities, property, United Kingdom-quoted shares and overseas shares.
§ Dr. BoysonFigures for holdings of financial assets by pension funds are published inBusiness Monitor MQ5. The latest figures show that at the end of 1982 he estimated value of private sector pension funds was £48,260 million. Of that £10,643 million was held in British Government and Government guaranteed securities; £5,227 million in property; £21,436 million in United Kingdom-quoted shares; and £6,001 million in overseas shares.
These figures relate to the self-administered pension and superannuation funds of the private sector.
There are no separate figures available for insured schemes in the private sector.