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604954

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date	18/10/2016
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	British Steel: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the conditions have been met for the Pensions Regulator to issue a contribution notice to Tata Steel in relation to the British Steel Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	49058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The assessment of whether it is appropriate to issue contribution notices is the responsibility of the Independent Pensions Regulator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/10/2016 12:05:53 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

604193

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
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	British Steel: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Pensions Regulator on using its powers to oblige Tata Steel to increase its support for the British Steel Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	48991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The Pensions Regulator is independent, and how it uses its powers is a matter for the regulator. The Secretary of State and I regularly meet the independent Pensions Regulator about a variety of matters.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/10/2016 14:48:00 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

600785

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	British Steel: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made a decision not to provide any support for the British Steel Pension Scheme which would require new secondary legislation in the way proposed in the British Steel Pension Scheme: Public Consultation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	48455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The consultation paper set out various options for potentially helping the British Steel Pension Scheme as a part of a wider package of Government support to do what we can for UK steel, steel workers and affected localities. The consultation closed on 23 June, and we will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/10/2016 12:05:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

596127

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	British Steel: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what meetings he has had with Ministers of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the British Steel Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	47146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>Officials from both departments maintain regular contact on this issue.</p><p>So far, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has had one meeting with Ministers of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to discuss the British Steel Pensions Scheme, and future meetings are planned.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/10/2016 16:30:19 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop