Written question asked by Julie Kirkbride (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 June 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 June 2009. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 September 2009 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Pension Protection Fund

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people who retired before April 2005 are members of schemes under the Pension Protection Fund; how many such people have had their pensions capped; what estimate she has made of the annual cost of restoring the full pensions of (a) those people who have had their pensions capped and (b) all of those who retired before April 2005 who are members of such schemes; and what estimate she has made of the effect of such expenditure on the level of the annual levy for eligible schemes.

Answer: The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.Such information as is available was provided to the hon. Member on 4 June 2009, Official Report, column 622W.

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