State Earnings-related Pension Scheme

HC Deb 08 July 2002 vol 388 c761W

Mr. Webb

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many letters have been issued to those people who will be affected by the reduction in SERPS on the sliding scale; and on what basis those people were identified. [60620]

Mr. McCartney

Up to and including 27 May 2002, 2,907,190 letters have been sent to people who will be affected by the reduction in SERPS on the sliding scale.

People were identified from their date of birth held on the National Insurance Recording System (NIRS2).