§ Mrs. LaitTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the total liability at 2001 prices of the state to pay basic state pensions, assuming that all existing contributors retire and that all pensioners die at the national average age of death. [148009]
§ Mr. RookerLong-term estimates of future basic state pension liabilities are published in table 15.1 of the Government Actuary's Department quinquennial review, "National Insurance Fund: Long Term Financial Estimates". A copy is available in the Library.