Retirement Pension Forecast Unit (Hansard, 16 January 1991)

HC Deb 16 January 1991 vol 183 c533W 533W

§ Mr. Frank Field
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will detail the number of inquiries for each of the last three calendar years received by his retirement pension forecast unit; and if he will detail the number of these inquiries which came from women divorcees seeking information on their pension entitlement.

§ Miss Widdecombe
The information requested is in the table:

Number of inquires

Year Total Those coming from divorced women

^{1 2}1988 154,406 17,197

1989 327,944 36,525

1990 330,080 36,822

¹ May to December 1988.

² The Pensions Forecast Unit was set up in May 1988.

	Number of inquires
Year	Total	Those coming from divorced women
^{1 2}1988	154,406	17,197
1989	327,944	36,525
1990	330,080	36,822
¹ May to December 1988.
² The Pensions Forecast Unit was set up in May 1988.