§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his latest estimate is of the number of 211W employees who are(a) contracted out and(b) not contracted out of the state pension; and what the corresponding figures were(i) one year earlier, (ii) two years earlier and (iii) five years earlier. [81049]
§ Mr. McCartneyThe available information is in the table:
Thousands 1990–91 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 Number of people belonging to contracted-out pension schemes 14,758 14,659 14,566 14,817 Number of people belonging to the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme 7,161 6,555 7,115 7,496 Source:
Department for Work and Pensions' analytical services division.
Address Companies entering the stakeholder pension market after 6 April 2001 AIG Life (UK) Alico House, 22 Addiscombe Road, Croydon Direct Line Life Insurance Company Ltd. 3 Edridge Road, Croydon James Hay Trustees Ltd. Rowanmoor House, 46–50 Castle Street, Salisbury Personal Retirement Account Ltd. Oxford House, Oxford Road, Aylesbury Capital Cranfield Trustees Ltd. Harcourt House, 19a Cavendish Square, London Companies leaving the stakeholder pension market after 6 April 2001 St. Andrew's Life Assurance plc PO Box 10, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Bucks James Hay Trustees Ltd. Rowanmoor House, 46–50 Castle Street Salisbury
§ Mr. John TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he will publish his Green Paper on pension policy. [82439]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe Government plan to publish their proposals in a Green Paper on 17 December.