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581618

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	Pension Protection Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government  how many non-associated multi-employer defined benefit pension schemes in the UK are covered by the Pension Protection Fund, and what estimate they have made of the total number of employers in those schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2016, there were 26 non-associated multi-employer schemes, with a total of 5,060 participating employers between them which are covered by the Pension Protection Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/09/2016 15:28:54 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

581619

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the total number of employers who are potentially responsible for paying Pension Act 1995 section 75 debts of previous employers who are no longer part of their non-associated multi-employer defined benefit pension scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by Government or the Pensions Regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 26/09/2016 15:26:08 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

581620

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their most recent estimate of the number of individual employers at risk of personal bankruptcy as a result of the increased costs of supporting defined benefit pension liabilities in non-associated multi-employer pension schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by Government or the Pensions Regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 26/09/2016 13:47:30 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

581621

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the impact of falling long-term gilt yields on the deficits of UK defined benefit pension schemes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2016 answer text <p>Recent movement in gilt yields could have a material impact on the funding position of defined benefit pension schemes in the short term.</p><p>However, the precise effect on deficits will depend on a number of factors including how assets are allocated, the approach to hedging and the demographics of the scheme. We continue to monitor the position.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 26/09/2016 13:00:32 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

576987

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts they have made to inform people what their individual state pension age will be (1) directly using individual letters, and (2) indirectly such as through a national high-profile advertising campaign.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government has provided information in order for all individuals to be able to find out their State Pension age and conditions of their benefits. For example, following the Pensions Act 1995, State Pension estimates, issued to individuals on request, made the changes clear.</p><p> </p><p>Following the 2011 changes, which brought about faster equalisation of men’s and women’s State Pension ages and accelerated the timetable for the rise to 66, DWP wrote to all individuals directly affected to inform them of the change to their State Pension age, using the address details recorded by HMRC at the time.</p><p> </p><p>Information on State Pension age changes and who they affect is also available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, and the online State Pension age calculator gives individuals a quick and simple way to check when they will reach State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a national advertising campaign about the changes to the State Pension from 6 April 2016, we encouraged people to find out about their State Pension age. Between August 2015 and April 2016, there were 1.6m visits to the campaign page GOV.UK/yourstatepension. Between February 2016 and April 2016 the State Pension age calculator was used 2.3 million times. The campaign directs people to our new online Check your State Pension service where individual personal State Pension forecasts can be viewed. Over a million forecasts have been viewed since the service launched in February 2016.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to completing a review of the State Pension age by May 2017. As part of our on-going no-cost media activity on the issue, the launch of the review, for example, was the front page of a number of national newspapers.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/09/2016 11:43:04 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

576988

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many letters the Department for Work and Pensions has received from Members of Parliament since May 2015 on behalf of women who have complained about the impact of an increase in their state pension age.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/09/2016 11:46:14 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

576991

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action the Department for Work and Pensions has taken to inform employers and pension scheme members of the implications for those on low pay of using a net-pay scheme rather than a relief-at-source scheme that adds the tax relief due.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>Pensions’ taxation is a matter for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.</p><p> </p><p>The noble Baroness may, however, find it helpful to note that the Pensions Regulator’s website provides comprehensive guidance for employers about their duties under workplace pensions’ legislation. This guidance covers pension scheme choice and the implications for an employer’s workforce of net-pay arrangements and relief-at-source schemes.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 15/09/2016 11:43:31 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann

577034

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the Ernst & Young study on the employment landscape for young people in the UK that there are significant variations in youth unemployment rates across different regions of the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Nationally, nearly 86% of young people are either working or in full-time education. Since 2010, the proportion of young people who have left full-time education and are unemployed has fallen to 5.8%, close to the lowest on record. There is always some regional variation, but youth unemployment rates exaggerate this because they are affected by the varying proportion of young people in full-time education. Looking at young people claiming unemployment benefits, which excludes full-time students, the variation between regions is narrower than in 2010, with the West Midlands, Yorkshire &amp; Humberside and the North East having seen the largest falls.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 20/09/2016 14:56:22 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

577036

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the possible impact of Brexit on workers' pensions.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The period since the referendum has seen movements in market conditions that could have a material impact on pension schemes funding positions. However, the precise effect will depend on a number of factors including how assets are allocated and the approach to hedging. It is important to remember that pensions are invested in the long-term. We continue to monitor the impact.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 12/09/2016 16:32:47 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

576218

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of women who are in hardship as a result of the decision to change women’s state pension age.
tabling member printed	Baroness Altmann
uin	HL1458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The welfare system provides a safety net for those of working age and there are a range of benefits tailored to individual circumstances. The system is designed to deal with the problems which affect those most in need and takes into account difficulty in finding work, disability and caring responsibilities. No figures are available as to why claimants apply for help to the benefits system.</p><p> </p><p>Independent analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies has shown that the rise in women’s State Pension age since 2010 has been accompanied by increases in employment rates for the women affected.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 12/09/2016 16:43:26 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4533 label Biography information for Baroness Altmann