Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru), on Thursday, 1 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 9 members in total.

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Allied Steel and Wire workers’ pensions

That this House recognises the 22 year injustice experienced by Allied Steel and Wire (ASW) workers in relation to their pensions; notes that around 1000 ASW pensions were lost in 2002 despite decades of contributions because their employer went bankrupt; acknowledges that despite having paid for 100% of their pensions, ASW workers were only promised 90% of their value by the UK Government; further notes that the Government’s financial assistance scheme fails to protect money paid in before April 1997 from inflation, allowing their value to further erode over time; is concerned that some ASW workers are only receiving half of what is owed to them; welcomes retrospective action beginning to finally right the wrongs of the Horizon Post Office scandal; and calls for the UK Government to similarly address this injustice experienced by ASW pensioners without delay.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

358 

Session

2023-24

Other sponsors

Jonathan Edwards

Jon Trickett

Liz Saville Roberts

Mick Whitley

Ben Lake

Subjects

Workplace pensions ASW

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk