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93459

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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, how many people have been enrolled under automatic enrolment into workplace pensions scheme since the inception of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	210625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The latest information published by the Pensions Regulator on 9 October 2014 showed that more than 33,660 employers have completed the automatic enrolment process and 4.75 million eligible workers have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 20/10/2014 11:45:21 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

79175

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
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 the number and percentage of people who are members of occupation pension schemes by region in (1) England, (2) Scotland, and (3) Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Hutton of Furness
uin	HL1336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Information on the proportions of employees with workplace pensions is collected in the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and published on the ONS website. <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-pension-tables/2013-provisional-results/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-pension-tables/2013-provisional-results/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Figure 1 shows that overall for the UK, 49.8 per cent of employees were members of workplace pension schemes in 2013. This is an increase from 46.5 per cent in 2012 and is the biggest rise in workplace pension coverage since figures began in 1997.</p><p> </p><p>Figure 9 shows a breakdown of the proportion of employees with workplace pensions by sector and region. This shows a weak relationship between the region where the employer is located and the proportion of employees with a workplace pension. Overall membership was highest in Scotland (55.3 per cent) and lowest in East Midlands (46.7 per cent). In Wales it was 53.2 per cent.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 24/07/2014 15:18:09 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	494 label Biography information for Lord Hutton of Furness

61843

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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, how many people have fallen below the auto enrolment threshold in each year since that policy was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
uin	200362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Under the Pensions Act 2008, the automatic enrolment earnings trigger is reviewed by the Secretary of State every year, and revised if necessary. Since automatic enrolment was introduced in October 2012, two annual reviews to the trigger have been conducted. The table shows the impact of changes to the earnings trigger.</p><p /> <p /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Earnings trigger revised</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of individuals in eligible target group excluded</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>From</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>To</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£8,105</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£9,440</p></td><td><p>420,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£9,440</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 1: Impact of changes to the automatic enrolment earnings trigger in each of the two annual reviews since the policy was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Note: The figures refer to the eligible target group in the private sector. This includes individuals aged 22 to the State Pension age who earn above the earnings trigger and are not in a qualifying pension scheme.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/06/2014 15:13:46 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

61844

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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, whether he proposes that his planned charge cap on workplace pensions from April 2015 will apply to new collective defined contribution schemes.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
uin	200361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government's Defined Ambition Bill will bring new forms of collective pension arrangements to the UK, and it is vital that member protection, good governance and fair charges remain at the heart of this system.</p><p> </p><p>Details of how any charge cap may be applied to Collective Defined Contribution schemes will be in place before this legislation is commenced.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/06/2014 11:53:23 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

61845

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
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, how many people are below the earnings threshold for auto enrolment into a workplace pension in each (a) region, (b) constituent part of the UK and (c) parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
uin	200360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 17/06/2014 14:56:41 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

61311

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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 progress is being made in ensuring that all eligible employees have been offered automatic enrolment into a workplace pension scheme with minimum employer contributions.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	200197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>So far automatic enrolment has been a stunning success. The latest information published by the Pensions Regulator on 12 June 2014 showed that more than 15,000 employers have completed the automatic enrolment process and 3.6 million eligible workers have been automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.</p><p> </p><p>Around 99 per cent of employers who have completed registration have done so without the need for the Pensions Regulator to use their statutory powers. Employers have understood that providing a workplace pension and helping their workers plan for retirement is the now the norm.</p><p> </p><p>Preliminary findings from the 2013 Employers' Pension Provision survey show that around 90 per cent of automatically enrolled workers have remained members of a pension scheme.This early success has led the Government to revise down its opt out predictions. Instead of the anticipated 30 per cent opt out rate the Government now expects only 15 per cent of individuals will opt out once automatic enrolment is fully rolled out.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/06/2014 15:35:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell