§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his latest estimate of the long-term savings which will arise as the result of the phasing out of the best 20 years rule for calculating SERPS pensions.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe best available estimate' is as follows:
Savings £ billion2 1993–94 0 2003–2004 0 2013–2014 0 2023–2024 3 2033–2034 8 2043–2044 11 2053–2054 13 1 Supplied by the Government Actuary's Department 2 Approximate savings at April 1989 prices.