HL Deb 10 February 1994 vol 551 c65WA
The Earl of Clanwilliam

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What has been the percentage of national insurance contributions used to pay the state retirement pension in categories A and B over the last five years and the last 10 years for which figures are available.

Viscount Astor

The information is in the table:

Expenditure on category A and B retirement pensions as a percentage of national insurance contribution income for the year
Year Per cent.
1982–83 83.1
1983–84 82.2
1984–85 80.5
1985–86 79.5
1986–87 79.8
1987–88 75.9
1988–89 702
1989–90 704
1990–91 73.5
1991–92 78.7

Note: It is not possible accurately to calculate the amounts spent on each of the two categories of pension.