§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the average annual earnings of those who have contracted out of the state earnings-related pension scheme to take out personal pensions.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe mean annual earnings of United Kingdom personal pension holders in the tax year 1990–91, the latest year for which figures are available, was about £10,500.
Note: The estimate is based on a sample of Inland Revenue end of year returns.