§ 72. Mr. David ShawTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the latest figures on the number of people opting to take out personal pensions.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardJust over 3.5 million people have so far applied for an appropriate personal pension.
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing, for men and women aged 16, 20, 30 and 40 years in April 1988, the ages at which it would pay the person concerned to cease contributing to a personal pension or other money purchase scheme, assuming rates of return of 0.5 per cent. and 2.5 per cent. above the annual increase in average earnings.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardIt is not possible to give such a table because of the wide range of other factors, in addition to the rate of return, which would affect the amount of the personal pension.