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627438

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reasons the Government plans not to reinstate police widow pensions for widowers who have had their pensions revoked due to remarriage or co-habiting under the Police Pension Regulations 1987; and if she will bring forward new proposals to ensure that all police widows are treated equally for the provision of such pensions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	51600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>Successive governments have been clear that we have a general presumption against making retrospective changes to public service pension schemes.</p><p>However the Government believes that the arguments for making this change in respect of police officers who died on duty are sufficiently compelling to allow a limited exception in this case.</p><p>The changes to survivor benefits in the police, firefighters and Armed Forces pension schemes have a common implementation date and it is not possible to reinstate the pensions of those who have married before this.</p><p>There are no plans to make any further changes to survivor benefits for police pension schemes.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 09/11/2016 16:32:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

604879

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish equality of pension provision for surviving spouses of police officers across England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Hertford and Stortford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Prisk
uin	49063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>On 18 January 2016, the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 and the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 were amended to allow widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers in England and Wales who have died on duty and who qualified for a survivor pension after 1 April 2015 to continue to receive their survivors’ benefits for life. There are no plans to extend this policy.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/10/2016 15:16:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1424 label Biography information for Mr Mark Prisk

457572

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to establish equality in pension provision for surviving spouses of police officers across the different countries of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	29644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>As policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and Scotland, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Scottish Government are responsible for the design and funding of police pensions in those parts of the United Kingdom.</p><p>On 18 January 2016, the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 and the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 were amended to allow widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers in England and Wales who have died on duty and who qualified for a survivor pension after 1 April 2015 to continue to receive their survivors’ benefits for life. There are currently no plans to change this policy in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 08/03/2016 15:47:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

420342

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will amend existing legislation relating to police widow pensions to bring parity with other public sector pensions.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	10787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>In common with other public sector pensions, the police pension schemes provide a pension for the widow, widower or civil partner of a police officer who dies. For the 2006 and 2015 police pension schemes that pension is paid for life regardless of future remarriage, civil partnership or cohabitation. As the Home Secretary announced in the House of Commons on 12 October 2015, in recognition of the level of risk that police officers face in the execution of their duty, the 1987 Police Pension Scheme will shortly be amended to ensure that widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of police officers who died on duty in England and Wales will no longer lose their survivors’ benefits if they remarry, form a civil partnership or cohabit in the future. The Government will lay these regulations in the coming weeks and the change will be backdated to 1 April 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 22/10/2015 14:56:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

387080

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the revised commutation factors for the police pension scheme will be published.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	5186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>As the Scheme actuary, the Government Actuary will review the commutation factors to maintain the actuarial equivalence required under Regulation B7(7) of the Police Pensions Regulations 1987.</p><p>There is no set timeframe in which such reviews must be carried out. These reviews can be prompted by changes to one or more underlying factors (such as longevity), and can be affected by further changes while they are being carried out. The Government Actuary can, and does, carry out reviews as and when he judges necessary.</p><p>In light of the recent Pensions Ombudsman judgement relating to the case of a retired fire-fighter and the review of commutation factors between 2001 and 2006, the Government Actuary’s Department will be publishing revised factors for that period shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/07/2015 15:49:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 11377 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

386294

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on police pensions.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	4695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>I regularly receive representations on a variety of matters relating to police pensions. This is a broad subject with a range of interested parties.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/07/2015 13:24:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

385063

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will issue guidance on the definition of on duty with regard to police officers' widows and widowers pensions.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	3880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>In the Budget on 18 March, the Chancellor announced that widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of police officers who have died on duty in England and Wales will no longer lose their survivors’ benefits in future if they remarry, form a civil partnership or cohabit. These pensions will not be re-instated for those who have already lost them through remarriage or cohabitation, though current rules already allow re-instatement if the 'new' relationship ends.</p><p>Changes will be limited to those deaths which have occurred whilst on duty. The Home Office will consult the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales (PABEW) shortly on proposals to implement this change and this will include the definition of “on duty”.</p><p>As policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and Scotland, the Northern Ireland Executive and Scottish Government respectively are responsible for the design and funding of police pensions in those parts of the United Kingdom. The Government has a continuous duty to ensure that public service pensions are affordable, sustainable and fair, both for the members of those schemes and for other taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 3881 3882 question first answered 30/06/2015 13:54:17 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 9772 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

385067

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on parity between Great Britain and Northern Ireland with regard to police officers' widows and widowers pensions.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	3882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>In the Budget on 18 March, the Chancellor announced that widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of police officers who have died on duty in England and Wales will no longer lose their survivors’ benefits in future if they remarry, form a civil partnership or cohabit. These pensions will not be re-instated for those who have already lost them through remarriage or cohabitation, though current rules already allow re-instatement if the 'new' relationship ends.</p><p>Changes will be limited to those deaths which have occurred whilst on duty. The Home Office will consult the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales (PABEW) shortly on proposals to implement this change and this will include the definition of “on duty”.</p><p>As policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and Scotland, the Northern Ireland Executive and Scottish Government respectively are responsible for the design and funding of police pensions in those parts of the United Kingdom. The Government has a continuous duty to ensure that public service pensions are affordable, sustainable and fair, both for the members of those schemes and for other taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 3880 3881 question first answered 30/06/2015 13:54:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 9761 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

385068

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on pensions for police officers' widows and widowers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	3881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>In the Budget on 18 March, the Chancellor announced that widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of police officers who have died on duty in England and Wales will no longer lose their survivors’ benefits in future if they remarry, form a civil partnership or cohabit. These pensions will not be re-instated for those who have already lost them through remarriage or cohabitation, though current rules already allow re-instatement if the 'new' relationship ends.</p><p>Changes will be limited to those deaths which have occurred whilst on duty. The Home Office will consult the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales (PABEW) shortly on proposals to implement this change and this will include the definition of “on duty”.</p><p>As policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and Scotland, the Northern Ireland Executive and Scottish Government respectively are responsible for the design and funding of police pensions in those parts of the United Kingdom. The Government has a continuous duty to ensure that public service pensions are affordable, sustainable and fair, both for the members of those schemes and for other taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 3880 3882 question first answered 30/06/2015 13:54:17 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 9764 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

383909

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on disparities between the level of pensions paid to the widows of police officers in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	3086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Home Secretary received representations under the last Government setting out a compelling case on behalf of widows and widowers of police officers about their pension entitlement. In the Budget on 18 March, the Chancellor announced that widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of police officers who have died on duty in England and Wales will no longer lose their survivors’ benefits in future if they remarry, form a civil partnership or cohabit. The Home Office will consult the Police Advisory Board for England and Wales (PABEW) shortly on proposals to implement this change. As policing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and Scotland, the Northern Ireland Executive and Scottish Government respectively are responsible for the design and funding of police pensions in those parts of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 23/06/2015 15:22:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson