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Pensions

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what his latest estimate is of the number of companies that are failing in their duty to provide stakeholder pensions; [219562]

(2) what his latest estimate is of the number of companies that have been fined for failing to provide stakeholder pensions. [219563]

Malcolm Wicks: I refer the hon. Member to the written answer I gave the hon. Member for Northavon (Mr. Webb) on 27 October 2004, Official Report, column 1289W.

Shona McIsaac: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much his Department spent on (a) male and (b) female recipients of the (i) basic State Pension, (ii) SERPS and (iii) pension credit in 2003–04; and how many recipients there were of each. [223461]

 
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Malcolm Wicks [pursuant to the reply, 24 March 2005, Official Report, c. 1037W]: The requested information is in the tables.
Great Britain 2003–04 Expenditure (£ million, cash terms)

	(i) Basic state pension	(ii) SERPS	(iii) Pension credit
(a) Male	16,801	4,727	1,010
(b) Female	22,978	1,951	1,468

Recipients (Thousand)

	(i) Basic state pension	(ii) SERPS	(iii) Pension credit
(a) Male	4,241	3,597	761
(b) Female	7,011	3,572	1,405

Notes:
1.All expenditure figures have been rounded to the nearest million pounds. Expenditure recorded on the department's accounting systems has been apportioned between males and females using a 5 per cent. sample of administrative records.
2.All caseload figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand, and are based on a 5 per cent. sample of administrative records.
3.A basic State Pension is paid to those who fully or partially satisfy the contribution conditions for a category A or category B basic State Pension.
4.Category D retirement pensions are not included in the figures.
5.The SERPS (State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme) figure also includes amounts for state second pension and graduated retirement benefit.
6.Basic State Pension and SERPS expenditure includes pensions paid to people living overseas.
7.Pension credit expenditure includes both the guarantee credit and the savings credit. As pension credit was only introduced on 6 October 2003, the 2003–04 expenditure quoted relates only to half a year.
8.Figures are consistent with the pre-Budget report 2004 and with expenditure information published on the internet at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/expenditure.asp (table 3). These tables will shortly be updated with Budget 2005 figures.
Source:
Departmental accounts data and 5 per cent. samples of departmental administrative records.

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many of the schemes listed as being potentially eligible for the Financial Assistance Scheme had promised index-linked benefits to some or all of their non-pensioner members. [222185]

Malcolm Wicks: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 24 March 2005, Official Report, column 1034W to the hon. Member for Northavon (Mr. Webb).
 
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Pensions Act 2004

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many statutory instruments have been made under the Pensions Act 2004; and how manyremain to be made to implement provisions of the Act. [224670]

Malcolm Wicks: To date 43 statutory instruments have been made under the Pensions Act 2004, 31 of which bring into force The Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund from April 2005.

We anticipate that we will make approximately 60 further statutory instruments over a period of 12 to 18 months to bring into force other provisions of the Act. This estimate may change as the legislation is prepared and as we consult with the pensions industry on particular issues.

Rebates

Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost of contracted out rebates inthe (a) public and (b) private sector was in the last year for which figures are available; and how many people were covered by contracted out rebates in each sector. [219703]

Malcolm Wicks: The information is in the table and based on the numbers contracted-out during the 2002–03 tax year, the latest year for which information is available:

Cost of contracted-out rebates		Number of people covered by contracted-out rebates
Public sector	£3.7 billion	Public Sector	5.2 million
Private sector	£6.8 billion	Private Sector	7.6 million

Source:
Second Tier Pension Provision" published by the Department for Work and Pensions using the Lifetime Labour Market Database which uses a 1 per cent. sample of National Insurance records.

HOME DEPARTMENT

Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been (a) applied for and (b) granted by the courts in Leicester, in each year since their inception. [222898]

Ms Blears: The available information on the number of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) applied for and issued, on application or following conviction, as notified to the Home Office by the courts in Leicester, is given in the following table.
Number of ASBOs issued, as notified to the Home Office, by type of court in Leicester, 1 June 2000⁽⁹⁾ to 30 September 2004

	ASBOs on application(10)		ASBOs on conviction	Total issued on application/on
Period	Total applications	Total issued	Total issued	conviction
Magistrates court
1 June 2000 to 31 December 2000	4	4	n/a	4
1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001	—	—	n/a	—
1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002	1	1	—	1
1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003	1	1	—	1
1 January 2004 to 30 September 2004	—	—	4	4
Sub-total	6	6	4	10
The Crown court
1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002	n/a	n/a	—	—
1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003	n/a	n/a	3	3
1 January 2004 to 30 September 2004	n/a	n/a	2	2
Sub-total	n/a	n/a	5	5
County court
1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003	—	—	n/a	—
1 January 2004 to 30 September 2004	1	1	n/a	1
Sub-total	1	1	—	1
Total	7	7	9	16

n/a=Not applicable.
⁽⁹⁾From 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 data were collected by police force area on aggregate numbers only. During this period one ASBO was notified as issued within Leicestershire.
⁽¹⁰⁾Only covers applications dealt with by 30 September 2004.



 
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Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of 10 to 17-year-olds with an antisocial behaviour order also have an individual support order. [223749]

Ms Blears: The available information is given in the table.
Number of individual support orders⁽¹¹⁾ given at the magistrates court, England and Wales

	1 May 2004 to 30 September 2004
ASBOs (age 10–17) (number)	454
Individual support officers (number)	5
Percentage	1

⁽¹¹⁾Individual support orders, introduced under section 322 of the Criminal Justice Act, are available at magistrates courts only, as from 1 May 2004, for juveniles (10–17) with ASBOs.

Mr. Gill: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in Leicester in each year since 1999. [224665]

Ms Blears [holding answer 4 April 2005]: The available information is given in the following table.
Number of antisocial behaviour orders issued, at all courts, as notified to the Home Office, wherein restrictions are imposed in the local government area of the City of Leicester, 1 June 2000⁽¹²⁾ to 30 September 2004⁽¹³⁾

Period	Total issued
1 June 2000 to 31 December 2000	4
1 January 2001 to 31 December 2001	—
1 January 2002 to 31 December 2002	1
1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003	4
1 January 2004 to 30 September 2004	7
Total	16

⁽¹²⁾From 1 April 1999 to 31 May 2000 data were collected by police force area on aggregate numbers only. During this period one ASBO was notified as issued within Leicestershire.
⁽¹³⁾Latest available.

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