§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will estimate the impact on the level of the National Insurance Fund and on the rates of contributions in each year from 2001–02 to 2005–06 inclusive, of increasing the Basic Pension in each year by the percentage increase in the general level of earnings. [136051]
§ Mr. RookerThis information is contained in the "Report by the Government Actuary on the Cost of Uprating the Basic Retirement Pension in line with the General Level of Earnings" Cm4920, which was laid 527W before Parliament on 9 November 2000. Copies of the Report have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and the Report is available on the Internet at WWW.gad.vov.uk/publication.html.