§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) when his Department received the results from the research it commissioned from Ms Julia Field and others in 1994 into women's pension provision for retirement, the financial effects of divorce and the treatment of occupational pensions; [9920]
(2) when his Department will publish the findings of research it commissioned from Ms Julia Field and others in 1994 into women's pension provision for retirement, the financial effects of divorce and the treatment of occupational pensions; [9921]
(3) what was the total cost of the research his Department commissioned from Ms Julia Field and others in 1994 into women's pension provision for retirement, the financial effects of divorce and the treatment of occupational pensions. [9922]
§ Mr. HealdPreliminary results of the research on women's retirement provision and on the treatment of pensions rights on divorce commissioned from social and community planning research were received in the Department by the end of December 1995. We expect to receive the final draft reports by the end of March 1996 and will publish the findings soon afterwards. The total cost of the four linked surveys that constitute this programme of research is £457,100.