§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Kettering (Mr. Sawford) of 19 April 1999,Official Report, column 465, on occupational pensions, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the reported rise in occupational pension coverage. [82061]
§ Mr. TimmsA number of factors are likely to have contributed to the rise in take up. Increased awareness of pensions generally in the light of the public debate generated by the pensions review, launched in July 1997; 169W improvements in the quality of information about pensions; and increased awareness of the value of occupational pensions in the light of mis-selling problems associated with personal pensions.