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765395

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what impact assessment his Department carried out before raising the pension age to 68 for prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	105698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury published an Impact Assessment in September 2012 on the Public Service Pensions Bill, which later became the Public Service Pensions Act 2013. This Act links the Normal Pension Age for public sector workers (including prison officers) to the State Pension Age. Under current legislation, the State Pension Age will rise to 68 for those born 6 April 1978 onwards. The justification for linking the two ages is to keep the Normal Pension Age for public service schemes in line with developments in longevity, ensuring the sustainability of the schemes and managing the risk to the taxpayer. The UK Government had extensive engagement with the Scottish Government and with trade unions before the reformed public service schemes, as outlined in the Act, were introduced in 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Regular consideration of State Pension age is necessary to ensure that the pensions system remains sustainable as life expectancy grows. The first Government review of State Pension age was published earlier this year, in line with the framework introduced by the 2014 Pensions Act for regular and structured reviews of State Pension age to be held at least once every six years. The review can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630065/state-pension-age-review-final-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630065/state-pension-age-review-final-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 105699 105700 question first answered 11/10/2017 16:34:27 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

765396

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department had with trade unions in (a) Scotland and (b) the rest of the UK before raising the pension age to 68 for prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	105699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury published an Impact Assessment in September 2012 on the Public Service Pensions Bill, which later became the Public Service Pensions Act 2013. This Act links the Normal Pension Age for public sector workers (including prison officers) to the State Pension Age. Under current legislation, the State Pension Age will rise to 68 for those born 6 April 1978 onwards. The justification for linking the two ages is to keep the Normal Pension Age for public service schemes in line with developments in longevity, ensuring the sustainability of the schemes and managing the risk to the taxpayer. The UK Government had extensive engagement with the Scottish Government and with trade unions before the reformed public service schemes, as outlined in the Act, were introduced in 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Regular consideration of State Pension age is necessary to ensure that the pensions system remains sustainable as life expectancy grows. The first Government review of State Pension age was published earlier this year, in line with the framework introduced by the 2014 Pensions Act for regular and structured reviews of State Pension age to be held at least once every six years. The review can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630065/state-pension-age-review-final-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630065/state-pension-age-review-final-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 105698 105700 question first answered 11/10/2017 16:34:27 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

765397

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department had with the Scottish Government before raising the pension age to 68 for prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	105700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury published an Impact Assessment in September 2012 on the Public Service Pensions Bill, which later became the Public Service Pensions Act 2013. This Act links the Normal Pension Age for public sector workers (including prison officers) to the State Pension Age. Under current legislation, the State Pension Age will rise to 68 for those born 6 April 1978 onwards. The justification for linking the two ages is to keep the Normal Pension Age for public service schemes in line with developments in longevity, ensuring the sustainability of the schemes and managing the risk to the taxpayer. The UK Government had extensive engagement with the Scottish Government and with trade unions before the reformed public service schemes, as outlined in the Act, were introduced in 2015.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Regular consideration of State Pension age is necessary to ensure that the pensions system remains sustainable as life expectancy grows. The first Government review of State Pension age was published earlier this year, in line with the framework introduced by the 2014 Pensions Act for regular and structured reviews of State Pension age to be held at least once every six years. The review can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630065/state-pension-age-review-final-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630065/state-pension-age-review-final-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 105698 105699 question first answered 11/10/2017 16:34:27 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

765442

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensions: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK citizens are in receipt of a pension from another EU member state.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	105635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/10/2017 12:02:33 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

765465

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans the Government has to establish an approved list of regulated pension schemes with regulated underlying investments that are deemed safe; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	106439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>Pension schemes are registered with The Pensions Regulator (TPR). This is not the same as approval.</p><p> </p><p>The exception to this ‎will be master trusts, where in due course schemes will be directly authorised by TPR. The Pension Schemes Act 2017 requires TPR to publish a list of authorised master trusts. This list will be available after authorisation commences which is expected to be in October 2018. A scheme will be authorised where TPR is satisfied that it meets the authorisation criteria on fitness and propriety, systems and processes, scheme funder, financial sustainability and continuity strategy however, TPR will not be responsible for regulating their investment strategies.</p><p> </p><p>Regulated investments are a matter for the FCA.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/10/2017 14:21:24 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

765468

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to compel employers to inform departing employees of their pension options.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	106150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>Legislation already requires scheme providers and trustees to provide information to members both on request and, in Defined Contribution schemes, at least annually.</p><p> </p><p>In addition legislation requires those with defined contribution savings to receive information in advance of retirement, which will also signpost members to the government’s Pension Wise service with whom members can discuss their pension options.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/10/2017 15:09:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

765480

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over 100-years old receive the UK state pension in each country outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	105738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides a response to your question from DWP’s State Pension administrative data on the number of State Pension recipients aged over 100 years old. There are known issues with the quality of this data due to historical operational processes which mean that some cases remain on the administrative data although they are no longer in payment. Additional management information held within the department indicates that the in-payment caseload for Yemen in particular is much lower than that presented below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Caseload</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abroad - Not known</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alderney</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dom Commonwealth (Dominica)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guernsey</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jersey</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Lithuania</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Yemen</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Vincent &amp; Grenadines</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Virgin Islands (USA)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, February 2017.</em></p><p><em>Caseload figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</em></p><p><em>Caseloads identified with ‘-‘ are negligible, but non-zero.</em></p><p><em>Caseloads in WPLS can include suspended cases which are no longer in payment.</em></p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><ul><li>DWP has reviewed the operational process for keeping records no longer in payment on the system and improvements are underway to close down these cases.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/10/2017 12:00:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

765677

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Digital Equipment: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 17 January 2017, Official Report, column 279WH, what assessment he has made of the cost of index-linking pension rights acquired before 1997 for members of the Digital Equipment Ltd pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	105966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The government does not hold the relevant figures. However, we have done some analysis of the impact across all pension schemes and produced a factsheet on the subject, a copy of which I will place in the Libraries of the House.</p><p>There is no statutory requirement for pensions earned before 1997 to be increased once in payment. To require schemes now to pay increases to pre-1997 pensions would place an additional and unexpected burden on schemes and their sponsoring employers.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/10/2017 16:41:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

765683

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Christmas Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to uprate the annual Christmas bonus for recipients of benefits.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	106176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to uprate the annual Christmas Bonus. The bonus was initially introduced as a one-off payment of £10 in 1972, and has not been uprated or increased on a yearly basis. It was introduced to provide additional financial support at a time of high inflation. It is now an established feature of the social security system.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/10/2017 15:04:50 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

765684

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Christmas Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual cost for the Christmas bonus for recipients of benefits was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	106177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The annual cost of the Christmas Bonus is published in DWP’s Benefit Expenditure and Caseload tables (Table_1a):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/10/2017 15:17:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards