§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the amount which widows are due to receive under SERPS from 2000. [84019]
§ Mr. TimmsLegislation introduced by the previous Government in 1986 provides for widows to receive 50 per cent. of their late husbands' SERPS entitlement from April 2000. We will make an announcement in due course.