HC Deb 23 January 1996 vol 270 c216W
20. Mr. Spring

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the aggregate level of funded pension schemes in the United Kingdom; and what is the level in other EU countries. [8809]

Mr. Heald

In 1993, the total value of funds in funded pension schemes in the United Kingdom was nearly £600 billion. This is substantially more than the latest estimate of £480 billion for all the other countries in the European Union.