Personal Pension Schemes (Hansard, 29 November 2000)

§ Mr. Willetts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people with personal pension schemes are owed outstanding national insurance contribution rebates;

Economically inactive rates¹ by regions (GORs)², spring (March to May) 1992-2000
	Spring
	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
United Kingdom	36.9	37.3	37.4	37.6	37.5	37.3	37.5	37.1	36.9
Great Britain	36.8	37.2	37.3	37.5	37.4	37.2	37.4	37.0	36.7
England	36.5	36.7	37.0	37.1	36.9	36.9	37.0	36.5	36.3
North East	40.9	41.3	41.8	42.3	41.5	41.5	42.8	42.8	41.3
North West	38.7	39.1	39.3	40.4	39.6	40.0	40.9	39.7	38.7
Yorkshire and Humberside	37.6	37.5	38.2	37.9	38.4	38.9	38.5	38.5	37.6
East Midlands	35.9	35.8	36.8	36.5	35.9	35.8	36.1	36.3	35.3
West Midlands	37.2	37.4	36.8	37.4	37.3	37.5	37.0	36.8	37.7
East	34.2	34.2	34.7	34.5	35.2	35.6	34.6	34.8	34.9
London	36.2	35.5	36.4	36.4	35.9	35.3	36.4	35.0	35.4
South East	33.7	35.0	34.6	34.6	34.0	34.0	33.7	33.4	33.0
South West	37.5	37.6	37.4	37.3	37.9	36.7	36.8	36.1	36.3
Wales	42.3	43.6	42.8	42.5	42.7	41.8	43.6	42.6	42.5
Scotland	36.6	38.2	37.3	38.0	38.5	38.0	8.1	38.5	37.5
Northern Ireland	39.9	41.6	42.3	41.3	40.8	40.3	40.6	40.5	42.2
¹Total economically inactive as a percentage of all persons in each region
²Government Office Regions (GORs) only available since 1992

Source:

ONS—Labour Force Survey

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how much these rebates are worth in total; and when the Government expects to have paid all the outstanding rebates. [135725]

(2) how many people with personal pension schemes have already received national insurance contribution rebates that were previously outstanding; and how much these rebates are worth in total. [135723]