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Written question asked by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 June 2004. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 June 2004 on behalf of the Treasury.


Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his latest estimate is of (a) the assets and (b) the liabilities of occupational pension schemes. - Inc figure.
Answer

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest estimate is of (a) the assets and (b) the liabilities of occupational pension schemes. [177547] Ruth Kelly: The Government does not monitor the level of liabilities in occupational pension schemes. The Government Actuaries Department's 11th Survey of occupational pension schemes for the year 2000 estimated total occupational scheme assets to be around £860 billion.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
177547; 422 c368W
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Assets Liability Workplace pensions
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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