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Written question asked by Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 18 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 December 2017. It was answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative) on Friday, 22 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Universities Superannuation Scheme

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) Ministers of her Department and (b) officials in her Department have had with (i) Universities UK and (ii) the Universities and Colleges Union about changes to Universities Superannuation Scheme; what the outcomes of those meetings were; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Universities are autonomous institutions and they are responsible for their own pension provision. Government has no role in relation to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) beyond regulation as is applied to all workplace pension schemes by The Pensions Regulator.

Neither my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State nor the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation has discussed the USS with Universities UK (UUK) or the University and College Union. Officials have sought updates from UUK on the latest developments regarding the USS. These were informal discussions and there were no outcomes.

The department has made no assessment of the impact of the proposed changes to the USS, and believes it would be inappropriate to comment.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
119989
Session
2017-19
Related items
Universities Superannuation Scheme
Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Workplace pensions Universities UK University and College Union Universities Superannuation Scheme
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