§ 21. Mr. Gordon PrenticeWhat consultations he has had with the relevant trade unions over the decision to privatise the management and storage of sensitive records on citizens claiming benefits. [123541]
§ Mr. BrowneOfficials from the Department have met with representatives from the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) on several occasions over the past
Percentage of men and women who receive a basic state pension but who do not receive the full basic state pension Thousands All 60–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80 and over All male basic state pension recipients 3,833.4 1— 1,204.2 1,040.4 784.6 804.2 Men with less than 100 per cent. full basic state pension 362.3 1— 173.2 109.2 47.0 32.8 Percentage of all men in receipt of a basic state pension 9.5 1— 14.4 10.5 6.0 4.1 All female basic state pension recipients 6,400.1 1,215.8 1,264.2 1,212.2 1,061.8 1,646.1 Women with less than 100 per cent. full basic state pension 3,197.5 902.2 860.3 670.7 432.5 331.8 Percentage of all women in receipt of a basic state pension 50.0 74.2 68.1 55.3 40.7 20.2 1 Not applicable Notes:
1. Figures based on a 5 per cent. sample and therefore may be subject to sampling variation.
2. Figures are shown in thousands and rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. The figures do not include any people who receive additional pension or graduated retirement benefit only.
602Wyear and have also provided documents to them. PCS put forward their views and these were taken into account as part of the decision making process. I have been kept aware of these deliberations at all stages.