§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the effect on the pension arrangements of an individual serving more than five years imprisonment before being found by the Court of Appeal to have been wrongfully convicted. [7371]
§ Mr. DenhamPeople are not liable to pay national insurance contributions for the period of their imprisonment, but they can maintain their record for a basic state retirement pension by paying voluntary contributions for that period at any time before the end of the sixth year following the year in which it ended. The cost of the contributions may be included in claims for compensation under the statutory or ex gratia schemes for people who have been wrongfully imprisoned.