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573887

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to improve the affordability of existing pension schemes for companies.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	44305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the fact that some parts of the Defined Benefit (DB) pension sector are concerned about the current economic climate, but the situation is very mixed, and the experiences of schemes differ. We do not believe there is a systemic problem but we continually look at ways to improve the affordability of schemes.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/09/2016 13:16:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

573939

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policy on state pension age increases of the Pensions Policy Institute briefing note, published on 27 July 2016, on the effect of rises in state pension age on vulnerable people; and if he will make it his policy to allow early access to a full or reduced state pension for people who have 45 years of national insurance contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	44546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government will consider the evidence on future approaches to State Pension age in the course of the first review of the State Pension age, conducted under Section 27 of the 2014 Pensions Act, which will report by 7 May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/09/2016 13:02:07 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

578768

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2016
	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: Interest Rates
	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 make an assessment of the ability of companies to fund their long-term pension obligations after the reduction in the Bank of England base rate to 0.25 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	45590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Gentleman to my previous answer I gave on the 12<sup>th</sup> September 2016 to Question: UIN 44305</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 13/09/2016 14:40:24 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

584178

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2016
	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	Pensions: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the capacity of Pension Wise to meet the volume of over the telephone and face-to-face appointment requests it receives; and what plans he has to increase Pension Wise's capacity after the introduction of the proposed secondary market for annuities.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	46531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>Pension Wise regularly reviews capacity within the service with its delivery partners to ensure it has the right number of guidance specialists in the right places. Since launch there have been over 82,000 Pension Wise appointments and customer satisfaction has been consistently high.</p><p> </p><p>The service is confident that it will be able to meet the demand of those seeking guidance on selling their annuity on the secondary market.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 10/10/2016 16:48:47 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

596100

	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	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 Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 45590, what representations he has made to the Defined Benefit pension sector on pension deficits reported in September 2016; what steps his Department is taking to support that sector in decreasing their deficit; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	47381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>We are continuing to look at issues affecting DB schemes and we have been exploring whether there is more that this Government can do. However, any potential changes would need to be considered very carefully against the need to ensure appropriate protection for members, the impact on business, and the needs of the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/10/2016 11:46:29 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

596115

	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	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 Answer of 12 September 2016 to Question 44305, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are not in receipt of the expected level of guaranteed income because their defined benefit pension fund is in deficit.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	46915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>None - the fact that a pension scheme is in deficit does not mean that it cannot pay the pensions which are currently in payment. A deficit simply means that the assets currently held by the scheme are insufficient to meet the estimated cost of paying <strong>all</strong> the scheme’s existing and future pension liabilities when they fall due. In these circumstances trustees agree deficit repair contributions to eliminate any deficit over an appropriate period with the sponsor, taking into account scheme and employer circumstances.</p><p>In the unlikely event that a scheme has insufficient assets to pay current pensions calculated under scheme rules, the sponsoring employer must pay additional contributions into the scheme. If the sponsoring employer cannot do so because it becomes insolvent, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is in place to ensure that members receive an appropriate level of compensation.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 17/10/2016 15:20:55 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

598338

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	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	Pension Protection Fund
	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 estimate the number of people who would have been entitled to a larger income due to the proposed changes to the Pension Protection Fund's compensation cap and who have died since the proposals were first included in the Pensions Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	47706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/10/2016 11:18:38 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

705735

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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, what assessment he has made of the effect on UK retirees living in other EU countries and receiving a state pension based on the triple lock of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	65725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The reciprocal rights and entitlements that will apply following the UK’s exit are subject to the wider negotiation on our future relationship with the EU. We have not yet begun these negotiations, so it is not possible to set out any positions in advance.</p><p> </p><p>At every step of this negotiation we will seek to ensure the best possible outcome for the British people, at home and overseas.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 02/03/2017 15:42:19 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

706840

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether EU nationals who have made national insurance contributions for 20 years or more will be entitled to a state pension after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	66111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>We want to guarantee the rights of EU citizens who are already living in Britain, and the rights of British nationals in other member states, as early as we can. The Prime Minister has told other EU leaders that we could give people the certainty they want straight away, and reach such a deal now. It remains an important priority for Britain – and for many other member states – to resolve this challenge as soon as possible because it is the right and fair thing to do. We are about to begin these negotiations and it would be wrong to set out further positions in advance.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/03/2017 17:44:18 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

421424

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what priority is being given to abandoned and orphaned children in the selection of Syrian refugees likely to be offered a new home in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	11936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The Syrian VPR is based on need. It prioritises those who cannot be supported effectively in their region of origin. We work closely with the UNHCR to identify cases that they deem in need of resettlement and we will continue this work to ensure we deliver our commitment to provide refuge to 20,000 Syrians.</p><p>The UNHCR identifies people in need of resettlement based on the following criteria: women and girls at risk; survivors of violence and/or torture; refugees with legal and/or physical protection needs; refugees with medical needs or disabilities; children and adolescents at risk; persons at risk due to their sexual orientation or gender identity; and refugees with family links in resettlement countries.</p><p>We are not expecting the refugees arriving in the first months of the scheme to include unaccompanied children.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/10/2015 17:28:08 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 24186 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe