To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what mechanisms are in place to ensure that a state pensioner switching from monthly to weekly payments for the state pension receives the correct amount of pension. (263955)

Payments of state pension are routinely checked for accuracy. Currently a sample of approximately 1 per cent. of all payments are checked. The interim year to date accuracy figure for February 2009 is 97.09 per cent. A change in payment frequency, from monthly to weekly, does not trigger any specific additional check to ensure the right amount is being paid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people changed from receiving the state pension monthly to weekly using (a) the telephone and (b) other means in the most recent period for which figures are available. (263957)

The information requested is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners changed from receiving their state pension monthly to weekly in the latest period for which figures are available. (263958)

The information requested is not available.