HC Deb 21 March 1997 vol 292 c1019W
Ms Harman

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people have taken out occupational pensions since 1988. [19947]

Mr. Heald

It is estimated that, during 1993–94 8.9 million people were active members of contracted-out occupational pension schemes. The most recent date for which information about other categories is available is 1991. There were then over 1 million people in not contracted-out occupational pension schemes. A further 3 million people had preserved rights from previous memberships of an occupational pension scheme and 6.5 million people were in receipt of an occupational pension.

Sources: Contributors and Contributions; Summary Statistics 1993–94. Government Actuary's Department's Survey of Occupational Pension Schemes 1991.