HC Deb 21 April 1993 vol 223 c137W
Mr. Dewar

To 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 Widdecombe

The 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.