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Dept for Work and Pensions

Answer

Sir Archy Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) men and (b) women in (i) the Scottish Borders, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK are entitled to the full basic State Pension. [198192] Malcolm Wicks: The information is not available in the format requested. The information that is available is in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Area Men Women Great Britain 3,486,000 3,162,500 Scotland 305,500 307,100 Scottish Borders 7,900 7,700 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are taken from a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a high degree of sampling variation. 2. Data is rounded to the nearest hundred. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 3. Local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant Office for National Statistics postcode directory. 4. A full basic State Pension, £77.45 in 2003-04, is paid to those who fully satisfy the contribution conditions either in their own right or where applicable, on the basis of their late or former spouse's contributions. Source: IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent. sample as at 31 March 2004.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c1903W;426 c1908-9W; 198192

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Women Eligibility Men Scotland State retirement pensions Scottish Borders

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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