§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of public sector employees are in(a) funded occupational pension schemes, (b) non-funded schemes and (c) neither. [40113]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what recent representations he has received on the operation of section 67 of the Pensions Act 1995; and whether this will fall within the scope of the Pickering Review. [39999]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe Pickering Simplification Review is a comprehensive re-evaluation of private pensions legislation, and section 67 of the Pensions Act 1995 is included in the report's remit. The review has held an extensive consultation exercise, which has generated a considerable number of submissions. These submissions have highlighted a number of areas of pensions law, including section 67 of the Pensions Act 1995.
§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many retirement pensioners are resident abroad, broken down separately for each country with more than five per cent. of the total, and for the remainder collectively; and if he will indicate for each country separately whether a reciprocal payment agreement is in place. [40689]
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§ Mr. McCartneyThe information requested is in the table. There are reciprocal agreements with Spain, Republic of Ireland and the USA, as well as some countries included in "Other" in the table.
Number of people in receipt of retirement pension overseas in each country with more than five per cent. of the total at 30 September 2001 thousand Country RP recipients Total 874.0 Australia 223.0 Canada 142.5 Republic of Ireland 89.6 Spain 45.6 USA 113.8 Other 259.6 Notes:
1. Figures exclude Northern Ireland and Channel Islands cases.
2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100 and are shown in thousands.
3. Based on a 5 per cent. sample from the Pension Strategy Computer System at 30 September 2001.