Written question asked by Alan Keen (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 February 1999. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 4 February 1999 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many representations were received on the Pensions Review; and how many recommended an increase in the (a) level and (b) scope of the basic state pension. - Includes figures and fact that information on the content of the responses is not available in the form requested.

Answer: Mr. Alan Keen: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many representations were received on the Pensions Review; and how many recommended an increase in the (a) level and (b) scope of the basic state pension. [68704] Mr. Timms: A total of 2,228 responses were received by the Pensions Review. The information on the content of the responses is not available in the form requested. 661 of the responses raised the issue of the uprating of the basic state pension; and 1,002 raised other issues relating to the basic state pension.

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