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star this property date less than 2017-06-26more like thismore than 2017-06-26
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading State Retirement Pensions: Females more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to meet representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign to discuss the effect of 1995 and 2011 changes to women's state pension age. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North more like this
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Catherine McKinnell more like this
star this property uin 1141 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-12more like thismore than 2017-07-12
star this property answer text <p>There are no current plans to meet with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign in the immediate future.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This matter has been comprehensively debated on many occasions in Parliament, most recently in a Westminster Hall Debate on 5th July 2017 in which I stated I will be meeting the all-party parliamentary group when it is reformed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition to the substantive debate on this issue, previous Ministers have met with WASPI representatives to discuss the effect of the 1995 and 2011 changes to women’s State Pension age. Baroness Ros Altmann and Shailesh Vara MP met with representatives of the WASPI group on 29th June 2016 to listen to their concerns.</p><p> </p><p>This issue was also raised in a meeting on 23 November 2016 between the former Secretary of State Damian Green, the then Minister for Pensions Richard Harrington MP and representatives from the relevant All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).</p><p> </p><p>Following these meetings and debates, the government maintains the view that the 1995 and 2011 changes to State Pension age were necessary. We remain very clear that we will make no further changes to the State Pension age or pay financial redress in lieu of pension. Therefore the government believes that there is no value for either party in future meetings with representatives from the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A key priority for Government remains supporting individuals aged 50 years and over to return to and remain in the labour market, and tackling the barriers to them doing so. Since 2016 much work has been done to provide support back into employment, with 1.2 million over 65’s now in employment. In addition there is training and retraining, in many ways, as well as investment in lifelong learning and returnship schemes. We have also extended our network of older claimant champions to all 34 Jobcentre Plus districts to provide best practice and support to work coaches.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
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less than 2017-07-12T09:20:29.693Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
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star this property registered interest true more like this
star this property date less than 2017-07-10more like thismore than 2017-07-10
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading BPDTS more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the time of directors of the Benefits and Pensions Digital Technology Services Limited (BPDTS) is spent as (a) employees of his Department and (b) employees of BPDTS; who in his Department awards work to BPDTS; whether there is any financial benefit to those directors from work awarded by his Department to that company; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Glasgow South West more like this
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Chris Stephens more like this
star this property uin 3829 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-13more like thismore than 2017-07-13
star this property answer text <p>BPDTS Ltd was set-up to provide IT services to DWP previously provided by Hewlett Packard Enterprises Ltd. The Secretary of State is the sole member of the company and therefore in effect its owner.</p><p> </p><p>There are two Executive Directors (the Chief Executive and the Chief Financial Officer) both of whom are civil servants, employed by DWP. The Chief Executive spends approximately 75% of his time on BPDTS business and the Chief Financial Officer 100% of his time.</p><p> </p><p>There are five non-Executive Directors who are also senior officers of DWP. The time they spent on the company’s business is limited to attendance at monthly Board meetings and preparations for those meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Service orders identifying work to be undertaken by BPDTS Ltd are agreed with the DWP Digital Group.</p><p> </p><p>There is no financial benefit in awarding this work to any Director.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
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less than 2017-07-13T13:16:09.677Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-13T13:16:09.677Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Chris Stephens more like this
750353
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-07-10more like thismore than 2017-07-10
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading State Retirement Pensions: Females more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of women in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK who will be affected by changes to the state pension age for women born in the 1950s. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Jarrow more like this
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Mr Stephen Hepburn more like this
star this property uin 3918 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-13more like thismore than 2017-07-13
star this property answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Women born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1953 were affected by State Pension age equalisation under the Pensions Act 1995. The Pensions Act 2011 accelerated the equalisation of State Pension age, and included transitional arrangements limiting State Pension age delays, affecting women born between 6 April 1953 and 5 December 1953. It also brought forward the increase in State Pension age from 65 to 66 which affected women born between 6 December 1953 and 5 April 1960.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions only holds estimates at a Great Britain level. The latest estimates are that the changes affect 3.58 million women in Great Britain born between 6 April 1950 and 5 April 1960, of which 3.48 million were born in the 1950s. These figures are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and are based on DWP calculations using the 2014-based ONS principal population projections.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the numbers affected by constituent country, parliamentary constituency or local authority is not held by the Department for Work and Pensions. However, the most recent population breakdowns for England and its parliamentary constituencies by age can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/parliamentaryconstituencymidyearpopulationestimates" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/parliamentaryconstituencymidyearpopulationestimates</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Population breakdowns by local authority, region and country can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland</a></p><p> </p><p>The House of Commons library have produced a paper estimating the number of women affected by the Pensions Act 2011 (those born between 6 April 1953 and 5 April 1960 by constituency, which can be found here:</p><p><a href="http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7405/CBP-07405constituencyestimates.xlsx" target="_blank">http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7405/CBP-07405constituencyestimates.xlsx</a></p>
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
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less than 2017-07-13T13:19:03.337Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-13T13:19:03.337Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading State Retirement Pensions: Females more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women born in the 1950s and affected by the change in the state pension age have not been able to return to employment. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
star this property uin 3302 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-14more like thismore than 2017-07-14
star this property answer text <p>The number of older workers in the UK is at a record high, currently standing at 9.9m workers aged 50 years and over. 4.2m women aged 50-64 are in employment; this compares to 3.5m five years ago. There are 1.2 million individuals in employment aged over 65, of which 39% are women.</p><p> </p><p>Employment rates for older workers have also been increasing and recently reached record highs. Since ten years ago, the employment rate has increased by 6.0 percentage points (pp) (from 65.0% to 71.0%) for people aged 50-64. The current employment rate for women aged 50-64 is at a record high of 66.4%.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK can be found in the “UK labour market: July 2017” statistical bulletin published at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/july2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/july2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people aged 50 years and over to remain in and return to work; the ‘Fuller Working Lives: A Partnership Approach’ strategy was published on 2nd February. This, crucially, is led by employers, but it also sets out the case for action by individuals, and the role of Government in supporting them in planning their careers and their approach to retirement. The Strategy and supporting evidence base are available at the attached web address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach</a></p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 3305 more like this
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less than 2017-07-14T11:55:10.993Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-14T11:55:10.993Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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4471
unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
749523
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading State Retirement Pensions: Females more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women born in the 1950s and affected by the change in the state pension age have been able to return to employment from a position of unemployment. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency York Central more like this
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Rachael Maskell more like this
star this property uin 3305 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-14more like thismore than 2017-07-14
star this property answer text <p>The number of older workers in the UK is at a record high, currently standing at 9.9m workers aged 50 years and over. 4.2m women aged 50-64 are in employment; this compares to 3.5m five years ago. There are 1.2 million individuals in employment aged over 65, of which 39% are women.</p><p> </p><p>Employment rates for older workers have also been increasing and recently reached record highs. Since ten years ago, the employment rate has increased by 6.0 percentage points (pp) (from 65.0% to 71.0%) for people aged 50-64. The current employment rate for women aged 50-64 is at a record high of 66.4%.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK can be found in the “UK labour market: July 2017” statistical bulletin published at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/july2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/july2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people aged 50 years and over to remain in and return to work; the ‘Fuller Working Lives: A Partnership Approach’ strategy was published on 2nd February. This, crucially, is led by employers, but it also sets out the case for action by individuals, and the role of Government in supporting them in planning their careers and their approach to retirement. The Strategy and supporting evidence base are available at the attached web address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach</a></p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 3302 more like this
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less than 2017-07-14T11:55:11.087Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-14T11:55:11.087Z
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4142
star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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4471
unstar this property label Biography information for Rachael Maskell more like this
749516
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Workplace Pensions more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of compulsory workplace pensions on the level of private sector job creation since 2012. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Woking more like this
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Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
star this property uin 3461 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-14more like thismore than 2017-07-14
star this property answer text <p>Automatic enrolment is a policy that works. Over 8 million individuals have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension by more than 640,000 employers.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2012 private sector employment has grown by 2.6 million to reach 26.5 million. Automatic enrolment has been implemented on a national basis rather than being trialled which means it is not possible to make any assessment of the effect on the level of private sector job creation.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 3370 more like this
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less than 2017-07-14T11:57:17.327Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-14T11:57:17.327Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
749520
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star this property date less than 2017-07-06more like thismore than 2017-07-06
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Workplace Pensions more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of compulsory workplace pensions on the level of private sector job creation since the introduction of those pensions in 2012. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Woking more like this
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Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
star this property uin 3370 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-14more like thismore than 2017-07-14
star this property answer text <p>Automatic enrolment is a policy that works. Over 8 million individuals have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension by more than 640,000 employers.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2012 private sector employment has grown by 2.6 million to reach 26.5 million. Automatic enrolment has been implemented on a national basis rather than being trialled which means it is not possible to make any assessment of the effect on the level of private sector job creation.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 3461 more like this
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less than 2017-07-14T11:57:17.423Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-14T11:57:17.423Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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4090
unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord more like this
749619
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star this property date less than 2017-07-07more like thismore than 2017-07-07
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Nuisance Calls more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timetable is for the introduction of legislative proposals on banning pension cold-calling and blocking suspicious pension pot transfers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Solihull more like this
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Julian Knight more like this
star this property uin 3624 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
star this property answer text <p>The Government takes the threat of pension scams very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the Government launched a consultation in December 2016 looking at three potential interventions to tackle this issue, including legislating to introduce a ban on cold calling in relation to pensions to help stop fraudsters contacting individuals and legislating to give firms new powers to block transfers. The government will publish a response to the consultation which will set out our intended next steps. This is a complex area that requires careful and detailed consultation with stakeholders.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 3625 more like this
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less than 2017-07-17T13:53:35.73Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-17T13:53:35.73Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Julian Knight more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2017-07-07more like thismore than 2017-07-07
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Pensions: Fraud more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to tackle pension scams; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Solihull more like this
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Julian Knight more like this
star this property uin 3625 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-17more like thismore than 2017-07-17
star this property answer text <p>The Government takes the threat of pension scams very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the Government launched a consultation in December 2016 looking at three potential interventions to tackle this issue, including legislating to introduce a ban on cold calling in relation to pensions to help stop fraudsters contacting individuals and legislating to give firms new powers to block transfers. The government will publish a response to the consultation which will set out our intended next steps. This is a complex area that requires careful and detailed consultation with stakeholders.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 3624 more like this
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less than 2017-07-17T13:53:35.927Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-17T13:53:35.927Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Julian Knight more like this
750339
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star this property date less than 2017-07-10more like thismore than 2017-07-10
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property hansard heading Pensions: Consumer Information more like this
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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unstar this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the new single financial guidance body will host a pensions dashboard. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
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Alex Cunningham more like this
star this property uin 4095 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-07-18more like thismore than 2017-07-18
star this property answer text <p>Pensions Dashboards are an exciting idea and the Government worked with industry to deliver a working prototype of the dashboard in April 2017. However, the development of dashboards is still at a very early stage with many policy questions outstanding, The single financial guidance body is in the early stages of being passed through Parliament so it is too early to determine the entire role of the body.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Hexham remove filter
star this property answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
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less than 2017-07-18T16:03:31.317Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-18T16:03:31.317Z
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star this property label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this