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Written question asked by Matthew Offord (Conservative) on Monday, 21 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2022. It was answered by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Monday, 28 March 2022 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


P&O Ferries: Redundancy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of P&O’s decision to terminate the employment of 800 of its staff on the future viability of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund.

Answer

The Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MNRPF) is a private sector, multi-employer scheme.

The UK has a robust and flexible framework for pension scheme funding, to protect members benefits. The accrued benefits of UK P&O staff will be protected by these arrangements. The independent Pensions Regulator is working closely with the trustee of the MNRPF in its role to protect pension scheme savers. It would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
143654
Session
2021-22
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Redundancy Merchant shipping Pension funds P&O Ferries
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk