Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by John Heppell (Labour). It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 2 February 2009 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Occupational Pensions
- Question
- What recent steps his Department has taken to protect employees' occupational pensions.
- Answer
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This Government introduced a more powerful and proactive pensions regulator to protect the benefits of occupational pension scheme members. We also established the Pension Protection Fund, which provides protection to more than 12 million members of eligible defined benefit occupational pension schemes. About 140,000 people will receive help from the financial assistance scheme.
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- Oral question
- Reference
- 487 c565
- 253028
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- Lead
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Workplace pensions
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