§ Sir Ian GilmourTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of(a) women and (b) men in 1980 and in the latest year for which the figures are available reached retirement age with entitlement to (i) the full basic state pension, (ii) some state earnings-related pension or additional pension, (iii) an occupational pension and (iv) a personal pension.
§ Miss Widdecombe[holding answer 12 February 1992]: information is not available in the precise form requested, however such information as is available is given in the tables:
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Table 1 Per cent. 1. Percentage of men age 65 at 28 November 1980 in receipt of: 1. Any state retirement pension 84.35 ii. Full rate basic pension 79.47 iii. Some additional pension (SERPS) 55.14 2. Percentage of men age 65 at 31 March 1991 in receipt of: i. Any state retirement pension 79.77 ii. Full rate basic pension 69.45 iii. Some additional pension (SERPS) 71.49 3. Percentage of women age 60 at 28 November 1980 in receipt of: i. Any state retirement pension 63.10 ii. Full rate basic pension (own contributions) 20.01 iii. Some additional pension (SERPS) 10.16 4. Percentage of women age 60 at 31 March 1991 in receipt of: i. Any state retirement pension 67.44 ii. Full rate basic pension (own contributions) 15.04 iii. Some additional pension (SERPS) 28.04
Table 2 The percentage of recently retired in receipt of an Occupational Pension Year Percentage Men 1979 61 1988 69 Women 1979 20 1988 40 Notes for Table 2:
(a) The "recently-retired" are defined as men aged 65–69 and women aged 60–64.
(b) Estimates are for the United Kingdom and are based on the 1979 and 1987 Government Actuary's Department (GAD) Occupational Pensions Surveys and the 1979 and 1988 Family Expenditure Surveys.