Written question asked by Michael Portillo (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 May 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 May 2000. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Monday, 22 May 2000 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many new personal pension schemes were set up in each year from 1979 to 1999; how many new occupational pension schemes were set up in each year from 1979 to 1996. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Portillo: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many new from 1979 to 1999; [122356] (2) how many new occupational pension schemes were set up in each year from 1979 to 1996. Mr. Rooker: The information is in the table. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Year Occupational pension schemes 1979 4,764 1980 4,671 1981 4,618 1982 5,705 1983 6,743 1984 8,606 1985 10,945 1986 11,009 1987 12,394 1988 22,162 1989 11,469 1990 7,779 1991 11,112 1992 8,104 1993 6,583 1994 7,501 1995 6,578 1996 8,311 1997 6,133 1998 4,939 1999 3,170 Total 173,296 ________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes: 1. Scheme numbers are only part of the picture. More importantly, around of non-state pension, either an occupational pension or a personal pension. In should increase once stakeholder pensions are launched. 2. Personal pension schemes Registry personal pension schemes were set up in each year [122355] _________. Personal pension schemes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161 32 13 22 12 4 2 7 16 15 21 11 316 _________. 60 per cent. of employees currently have some form due course, numbers of people with non-state pensions were introduced in 1988. Source: Pension Schemes

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