§ Dr. CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate the Government have made of the impact of demutualisation of life insurers and private pension providers on the provision of stakeholder pensions. [121031]
§ Mr. RookerIt is expected that both mutual and shareholder owned providers will be offering stakeholder pensions from April 2001. Both will operate under the same rules. There is no indication that demutualisation will have an impact on the provision of stakeholder pensions.