§ Dr. CableTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made, following the publication of the Penrose Report, of(a) the percentage change in the value of an Equitable Life pension and (b) the average percentage change in the value of a with profits policy across the industry taken out (i) 20 years ago, (ii) 10 years ago and (iii) five years ago, broken down by (A) guaranteed annual return and (B) non-guaranteed annual return products. [161470]
§ Ruth Kelly[holding answer 15 March 2004]: The information is not available in the form requested.
Equitable Life, in common with most closed life insurance funds, does not publish comparative information of this sort.