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date	30/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on plans to bring forward legislative proposals to support firefighters who joined the Firefighters Pension Scheme 1992 before the age of 20 who were required to continue paying pension contributions beyond the maximum entitlement before drawing their pension.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	55573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government has brought forward legislative amendments to the 1992 Firefighters’ Pension Scheme to address this issue in England, which came into force on 30 September 2016. These amendments ensure that a firefighter who accrues maximum pensionable service in the scheme will be entitled to a pension contributions holiday until they reach the age of 50.</p><p>The provision applies retrospectively to 1 December 2006 and affected firefighters may be entitled to a refund of some of their contributions. Fire and Rescue Authorities are expected to make the majority of those refund payments by the end of March 2017.</p><p>The Devolved Administrations have responsibility for firefighters’ pension schemes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/12/2016 17:18:40 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

621025

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on provisions in the Digital Economy Bill to protect Scottish consumers from counterfeit electrical goods being sold online.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	50143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on a range of matters. I also have regular discussions with cabinet colleagues to consider issues relating to the Government’s parliamentary business and implementation of its legislative programme, including the Digital Economy Bill, which was introduced earlier this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 50144 50281 question first answered 01/11/2016 15:16:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson

621026

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Electrical Goods: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on government campaigns to raise awareness on the dangers of Scottish consumers buying counterfeit electrical goods.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Corri Wilson
uin	50144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on a range of matters. I also have regular discussions with cabinet colleagues to consider issues relating to the Government’s parliamentary business and implementation of its legislative programme, including the Digital Economy Bill, which was introduced earlier this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 50143 50281 question first answered 01/11/2016 15:16:55 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4448 label Biography information for Corri Wilson