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Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in establishing a web-site to provide advice on mortgages and pensions to the general public.

Asked by

Paul Flynn (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 1999

Reference

341 c583W; 103745

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent representations he has received regarding his policy on pension entitlements for part-time workers.

Asked by

Lord Willetts (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 1999

Reference

341 c466W; 101064

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what assessment he has made of the powers of the Pensions Ombudsman to deal with complaints; if he will make a statement on the current powers and responsibilities of the Pensions Ombudsman; what plans he has to seek amendment of the...

Asked by

Jacqui Lait (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 December 1999

For answer on

21 December 1999

Answered on

21 December 1999

Mrs. Lait: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what assessment he has made of the powers of the Pensions Ombudsman to deal with complaints; [103163] (2) if he will make a statement on the current powers and responsibilities of the Pensions Ombudsman; [103159] (3) what plans he has to seek amendment of the law to allow class actions by members of the same pension scheme; [103165] (4) if he will make it his policy to oblige the Pensions Ombudsman to hear oral evidence; [103161] (5) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the process by which complainants are reimbursed the costs of bringing their cases before the Pensions Ombudsman; [103164] (6) which areas of the powers and responsibilities of the Pensions Ombudsman he is reviewing; [103160] (7) if he will confer on the Pensions Ombudsman comparable powers concerning the admissibility of documents and evidence and standards of proof as employed in courts of law; [103158] (8) what recent representations he has received from the Pensions Ombudsman concerning additional powers. [103162] Mr. Rooker: The Pensions Ombudsman provides an easily accessible service by which pension scheme members and those involved in the running of schemes can raise disputes of fact or law and make complaints of maladministration that have resulted in injustice. He can investigate complaints of injustice caused by maladministration and disputes of fact or law brought by members of pension schemes and their spouses and dependants against trustees managers or employers of those schemes. He can also investigate complaints made by employers against trustees or managers or vice versa, or made by the trustees or managers of one scheme against the trustees or managers of another. Further, he is able to investigate disputes of fact or law referred by employers and trustees or managers of the same scheme or disputes between the trustees or managers of different schemes. The consultation paper "Strengthening the Pensions Framework" contained proposals to clarify and extend the Ombudsman's remit in respect of certain types of complaint or dispute. These proposals were generally welcomed by those who responded to the consultation. It is intended to bring forward provisions to introduce these changes as soon as is practicable. A recent Court of Appeal ruling (Thomas Edge & Ors v. The Pensions Ombudsman & Anor) found the Pensions Ombudsman's power of investigation to be limited to those cases where the interests of others not party to the dispute are not affected. Compliance with the court's determination has the effect of removing certain cases from the Ombudsman's remit. For instance, if a death benefit has been paid to one person (for example a current partner) by the trustees and not to another (for example the legal spouse) the Pensions Ombudsman could not accept a complaint from the legal spouse as it affects the interests of the recipient of the death benefit (who currently cannot be a party) even though the complaint is about the actions of the trustees. It also means that if groups of members are affected, their cases cannot be considered. For instance, where a complaint relates to the treatment of surplus assets and concerns all the pensioners and all the active members it would be excluded. The Pensions Ombudsman raised this issue in the light of the potential impact it could have on the types of cases he can investigate. In order to ensure that the Pensions Ombudsman can continue to deal with the range of cases he had dealt with before the `Edge' decision, changes are required to the procedures under which he conducts his investigations. These procedures are amended under provisions contained in the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill. These provisions address the restriction on the Pensions Ombudsman's power to investigate and determine a complaint or dispute that affects the interests of those not party to the original complaint or dispute. These will ensure an individual can raise an issue with the Pensions Ombudsman if it affects the interests of a group of members in the same scheme. It will also require that those members have the opportunity to put their point of view. In the case of a group of members, this will be via an appointed representative. In effect, therefore, the procedural changes will establish a mechanism for consideration of group or `class actions'. Currently, complainants can have costs reimbursed only for attendance at an oral hearing. This process is adequate when an oral hearing is held to ascertain the facts in a case but might not be sufficient where a complaint or dispute raised intricate issues on which the complaining member might need specialist advice. Without the possibility of access to the resources of their scheme, members may be discouraged from taking valid complaints or disputes to the Pensions Ombudsman because of an inability to finance the required advice. There is, therefore, also provision in the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill to order that legal costs be met from the resources of the scheme. It is anticipated that such orders will be made only for complex cases that involve a number of parties. The Pensions Ombudsman holds oral hearings where the facts of a case are in dispute or where there is an issue concerning the accuracy of evidence. To require mandatory oral hearings in all instances would lengthen the process, make it more costly and adversarial for those involved and, therefore, we do not propose to change the law in this way. We also do not propose to confer on the Pensions Ombudsman powers concerning the admissibility of documents and evidence and standards of proof comparable to those employed in courts of law. This would run counter to the principle that the Pensions Ombudsman provides an informal process by which individuals can seek to have their grievances addressed.

Date

21 December 1999

Reference

341 c543-5W; 103163;103159;103165;103161;103164;103160;103158;103162

House

House of Commons

Church Commissioners

To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what is the proportion of the annual Church Commissioners' revenue allocated to clergy pensions; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Bill O'Brien (Labour)

Answering body

Church Commissioners

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 1999

Reference

341 c354W; 101991

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how much it would cost to backdate the state second pension to 1978 for qualifying carers who reach retirement age after 2002-03.

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 1999

Reference

341 c329W; 103118

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what estimate he has made of the costs of providing the state second pension to carers who have been in receipt of or who have underlying entitlement to invalid care allowance or home responsibilities protection in the first 10 years of...

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 December 1999

For answer on

20 December 1999

Answered on

20 December 1999

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the costs of providing the state second pension to carers who have been in receipt of or who have underlying entitlement to invalid care allowance or home responsibilities protection in the first 10 years of the state second pension. [103072] Mr. Bayley: The information is in the table: The estimated costs of providing state second pension to carers who have been in receipt of, or who have underlying entitlement to, invalid care allowance or home responsibilities protection in the first 10 years of the scheme _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year £ million 2002-03 0 2003-04 1 2004-05 2 2005-06 4 2006-07 8 2007-08 12 2008-09 16 2009-10 22 2010-11 26 2011-12 30 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Gross costs are shown in £ million (rounded to nearest million) in 1999-2000 price terms but are unlikely to be accurate to this degree. 2. State Second Pension is assumed to start in 2002.

Date

20 December 1999

Reference

341 c329W; 103072

House

House of Commons

Pensions: provisions in part II of the Child Support Pensions and Social Security Bill (Bill 9 1999/2000)

Pensions: provisions in Part II of the Child Support Pensions and Social Security Bill (Bill 9 of 1999/2000). House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/109.

Type

Commons Briefing papers

Date

17 December 1999

Reference

RP99-109

Deposited Paper Dep 99/1990

Deposited by

Department of Social Security; Inland Revenue; Lord Chancellor's Department

Type

Deposited papers

Date

17 December 1999

Reference

Dep 99/1990

House

House of Commons

Observations by the Secretary of State for Social Security on the petition of 10 November 1999 from the Senior Citizens Forum for Better Pensions, seeking restoration of the link between pensions and earnings (Circulated with the Vote for 21 December 1999).

Lead member

Lord Darling of Roulanish

Department

Department of Social Security

Type

Observations on petitions

Date

16 December 1999

House

House of Commons

The Railways Bill. Government response to the Environment Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committees twenty-first report of session 1998/99 (HC 827).

Type

Select Committee reports (Government responses); Command papers

Notes

Received 16.12.99

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

Cm 4538

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many claimants receive (a) retirement pension and (b) other benefits from post offices in each Scottish parliamentary constituency; what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners and other benefit claimants who do not have bank accounts; and what...

Asked by

Alasdair Morgan (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 December 1999

For answer on

16 December 1999

Answered on

16 December 1999

Mr. Alasdair Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many claimants receive (a) retirement pension and (b) other benefits from post offices in each Scottish parliamentary constituency; [102691] (2) what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners and other benefit claimants who do not have bank accounts; and what assessment he has made of the impact on such claimants of his plans to pay benefits directly into claimants' bank accounts; [102748] (3) what estimates he has made of the number of (a) retirement pension claimants and (b) other benefit claimants within Scotland who do not have a bank account, broken down by parliamentary constituency. [102690] Mr. Rooker: The information requested is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is as follows. As at 31 August 1999, the total number of customers in receipt of Retirement Pension and Widows Pension in Great Britain, receiving their pension through the post office was 5.6 million. As at 31 August 1999, the number of customers in Great Britain in receipt of benefits (other than Retirement Pension and Jobseeker's Allowance) receiving their benefit through the post office was around 11.6 million. Estimates of the number of benefit claimants who do not have a bank account vary widely. From information available, the number of retirement benefit recipients who do not have a bank account is estimated to be in the region of 10-20 per cent. The number of other benefit recipients without a bank account is estimated to be in the region of 20 per cent. We have decided to move to automated credit transfer (ACT) from 2003 as a modern, more secure and efficient method of paying benefits. People are increasingly choosing ACT as their preferred method of payment. The Benefits Agency and Post Office Counters Ltd. will be working together to build on this trend to ensure that, from 2003, ACT offers an attractive choice to benefit recipients, opening up access to a wider range of banking and other financial services, while continuing to offer access to cash at post office counters.

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

341 c265-6W; 102691;102748;102690

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what is his timetable for issuing draft regulations on stakeholder pensions.

Asked by

David Kidney (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

341 c265W; 102507

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many people he estimates will reach retirement age and begin to claim the state retirement pension between 12th September 1999 and 12th January 2000. - Includes fact that information not available in form requested and figures.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

341 c266W; 102632

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many companies are currently engaged in firm negotiations with the Government to introduce Stakeholder pensions.

Asked by

Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 1999

Reference

341 c265W; 103001

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he plans to consult on draft pension sharing regulations. - Announcement that consultation document "Pension Sharing on Divorce: Consultation on Draft Regulations" published today, copies in Library (Dep 99/1990).

Asked by

Kali Mountford (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 1999

Reference

341 c197W; 103126

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99, (c) 1999-2000 and (d) as planned for 2000-01, was the (i) cash change, (ii) real terms change and (iii) real terms change from the previous year in each case after taking into account the...

Asked by

Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 December 1999

For answer on

14 December 1999

Answered on

14 December 1999

Mr. Simon Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what in (a) 1997-98, (b) 1998-99, (c) 1999-2000 and (d) as planned for 2000-01, was the (i) cash change, (ii) real terms change and (iii) real terms change from the previous year in each case after taking into account the cost of police pensions, in each case, for each police force and in total; and if he will make a statement. [102648] Mr. Charles Clarke: The information in respect of 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000, which has been compiled from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy's Police Statistics, is set out in the tables. Information in respect of 2000-01 is not yet available as police authorities have not yet set their budgets for that year. Police force net expenditure, and percentage change in cash terms 1997-98 to 1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 £000 (×%) £000 (×%) £000 (×%) Avon and Somerset 152,673 0.4 167,417 9.7 174,424 4.2 Bedfordshire 58,570 3.4 62,317 6.4 64,027 2.7 Cambridgeshire 68,681 5.6 71,230 3.7 75,363 5.8 Cheshire 104,005 10.4 106,523 2.4 111,094 4.3 City of London 57,893 1.0 60,862 5.1 58,719 -3.5 Cleveland 75,426 3.2 82,282 9.1 85,397 3.8 Cumbria 61,709 8.5 63,000 2.1 64,693 2.7 Derbyshire 95,641 5.8 100,894 5.5 107,035 6.1 Devon and Cornwall 155,435 3.4 167,117 7.5 173,649 3.9 Dorset 69,727 2.8 73,497 5.4 77,749 5.8 Durham 75,166 10.5 78,103 3.9 80,712 3.3 Dyfed-Powys 50,952 6.4 52,609 3.3 56,143 6.7 Essex 157,487 4.0 168,889 7.2 171,590 1.6 Gloucestershire 58,633 0.4 63,780 8.8 65,933 3.4 Greater Manchester 353,319 3.6 371,497 5.1 387,256 4.2 Gwent 64,598 11.9 67,919 5.1 71,414 5.1 Hampshire 180,791 4.6 190,920 5.6 196,955 3.2 Hertfordshire 93,011 4.7 97,589 5.2 102,361 4.6 Humberside 106,220 6.5 111,587 5.1 114,306 2.4 Kent 174,211 7.8 178,916 2.7 186,225 4.1 Lancashire 169,275 4.6 178,051 5.2 182,679 2.6 Leicestershire 98,789 6.4 102,707 4.0 106,279 3.5 Lincolnshire 66,184 7.6 68,322 3.2 69,970 2.4 Merseyside 224,327 1.4 245,277 9.3 249,522 1.7 Metropolitan Police 1,676,617 -0.4 1,778,001 6.0 1,840,245 3.5 Norfolk 80,222 6.2 82,339 2.6 86,870 5.5 Northamptonshire 64,605 9.0 67,134 3.9 70,432 4.9 Northumbria 195,092 4.7 205,380 5.3 213,010 3.7 North Wales 70,920 3.9 75,075 5.9 80,505 7.2 North Yorkshire 71,840 7.2 75,638 5.3 78,085 3.2 Nottinghamshire 120,556 6.1 124,828 3.5 130,173 4.3 South Wales 159,411 8.1 163,430 2.5 169,968 4.0 South Yorkshire 166,027 10.0 168,205 1.3 173,933 3.4 Staffordshire 110,264 2.3 122,540 11.1 127,472 4.0 Suffolk 63,676 4.5 65,785 3.3 70,538 7.2 Surrey 90,976 6.6 90,738 -0.3 100,375 10.6 Sussex 157,631 4.7 162,664 3.2 165,804 1.9 Thames Valley 210,333 4.4 221,147 5.1 232,729 5.2 Warwickshire 51,003 7.0 53,617 5.1 56,157 4.7 West Mercia 107,788 5.6 112,879 4.7 116,490 3.2 West Midlands 360,129 6.5 372,296 3.4 380,971 2.3 West Yorkshire 281,745 6.2 280,739 -0.4 288,865 2.9 Wiltshire 58,535 -2.4 66,666 13.9 69,715 4.6 Total 6,870,0 3.8 7,220,6 5.1 7,485,8 3.7 93 76 32 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Police force net expenditure, and percentage change in real terms 1997-98 to 1999-2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 £000 (×%) £000 (×%) £000 (×%) Avon and Somerset 152,673 -2.3 167,417 6.9 174,424 1.9 Bedfordshire 58,570 0.6 62,317 3.8 64,027 0.5 Cambridgeshire 68,681 2.8 71,230 1.1 75,363 3.5 Cheshire 104,005 7.4 106,523 -0.1 111,094 2.0 City of London 57,893 -1.7 60,862 2.5 58,719 -5.6 Cleveland 75,426 0.4 82,282 6.4 85,397 1.5 Cumbria 61,709 5.6 63,000 -0.4 64,693 0.4 Derbyshire 95,641 2.9 100,894 2.9 107,035 3.8 Devon and Cornwall 155,435 0.6 167,117 4.9 173,649 1.6 Dorset 69,727 0.0 73,497 2.8 77,749 3.5 Durham 75,166 7.5 78,103 1.3 80,712 1.1 Dyfed-Powys 50,952 3.6 52,609 0.7 56,143 4.4 Essex 157,487 1.2 168,889 4.6 171,590 -0.6 Gloucestershire 58,633 -2.4 63,780 6.1 65,933 1.1 Greater Manchester 353,319 0.8 371,497 2.5 387,256 1.9 Gwent 64,598 8.8 67,919 2.5 71,414 2.8 Hampshire 180,791 1.8 190,920 3.0 196,955 0.9 Hertfordshire 93,011 1.8 97,859 2.6 102,361 2.3 Humberside 106,220 3.6 111,587 2.5 114,306 0.2 Kent 174,211 4.9 178,916 0.2 186,225 1.8 Lancashire 169,275 1.7 178,051 2.6 182,679 0.3 Leicestershire 98,789 3.5 102,707 1.4 106,279 1.2 Lincolnshire 66,184 4.7 68,322 0.7 69,970 0.2 Merseyside 224,327 -1.3 245,277 6.6 249,522 -0.5 Metropolitan Police 1,676,617 -3.1 1,778,001 3.4 1,840,245 1.2 Norfolk 80,222 3.3 82,339 0.1 86,870 3.2 Northamptonshire 64,605 6.1 67,134 1.3 70,432 2.6 Northumbria 195,092 1.8 205,380 2.7 213,010 1.4 North Wales 70,920 1.1 75,075 3.2 80,505 4.9 North Yorkshire 71,840 4.3 75,638 2.7 78,085 1.0 Nottinghamshire 120,556 3.3 124,828 1.0 130,173 2.0 South Wales 159,411 5.2 163,430 0.0 169,968 1.7 South Yorkshire 166,027 7.0 168,205 -1.2 173,933 1.1 Staffordshire 110,264 -0.5 122,540 8.4 127,472 1.7 Suffolk 63,676 1.6 65,785 0.8 70,538 4.9 Surrey 90,976 3.7 90,738 -2.7 375 8.2 Sussex 157,631 1.8 162,664 0.6 165,804 -0.3 Thames Valley 210,333 1.6 221,147 2.5 232,729 2.9 Warwickshire 51,003 4.1 53,617 2.5 56,157 2.4 West Mercia 107,788 2.7 112,879 2.1 116,490 0.9 West Midlands 360,129 3.7 372,296 0.8 380,971 0.1 West Yorkshire 281,745 3.3 280,739 -2.8 288,865 0.6 Wiltshire 58,535 -5.1 66,666 11.1 69,715 2.3 Total 6,870,093 1.0 7,220,676 2.5 7,485,832 1.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1997-98--CIPFA Police Statistics Actuals 1998-99 and 1999-2000 CIPFA Police Statistics Estimates Police force net expenditure 1997-98 to 1999-2000: Percentage increase in real terms excluding pensions expenditure _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 Avon and Somerset -4.0 6.8 1.6 Bedfordshire -1.6 4.2 -1.5 Cambridgeshire 1.7 1.1 1.8 Cheshire 4.0 0.4 0.3 City of London -3.0 1.5 -6.3 Cleveland 1.5 3.3 -2.8 Cumbria 5.7 -1.6 -.06 Derbyshire 2.0 2.1 3.3 Devon and Cornwall -0.5 4.5 1.0 Dorset -2.0 2.9 1.5 Durham 1.6 6.1 3.4 Dyfed-Powys 4.0 -0.5 4.0 Essex 0.0 3.9 -0.9 Gloucestershire -1.8 4.7 1.8 Greater Manchester -2.3 3.2 1.2 Gwent 6.6 3.1 3.2 Hampshire 1.7 1.9 0.1 Hertfordshire 1.0 2.5 -0.6 Humberside 1.0 3.6 -1.6 Kent 2.1 -0.1 0.4 Lancashire 1.4 2.9 0.2 Leicestershire n/a n/a 1.2 Lincolnshire 3.1 -0.2 -1.5 Merseyside -0.3 6.3 -0.7 Metropolitan Police -4.4 2.9 0.2 Norfolk 2.9 1.3 2.2 Northamptonshire 0.0 2.1 5.1 Northumbria 3.8 0.9 2.0 North Wales 2.7 3.5 1.0 North Yorkshire 0.8 3.1 1.2 Nottinghamshire 0.1 2.2 1.4 South Wales 0.6 2.9 2.8 South Yorkshire 2.8 1.0 0.4 Staffordshire -3.9 7.1 3.7 Suffolk 1.5 1.2 4.0 Surrey -0.9 -0.7 9.6 Sussex 1.2 -1.3 -1.1 Thames Valley Police 0.1 3.4 2.0 Warwickshire -1.7 5.3 -0.9 West Mercia 1.8 2.3 -0.3 West Midlands 1.3 1.7 -0.5 West Yorkshire 1.6 -3.0 -0.5 Wiltshire -2.3 10.2 2.0 Total -0.5 2.3 0.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

14 December 1999

Reference

341 c146-9W;341 c146-50W; 102648

House

House of Commons

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales;Welsh Grand Committee

Supplementary on money for retired miners.

Asked by

Allan Rogers (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Grand Committee

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

14 December 1999

Reference

WGC c3

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much has been spent on legal fees relating to the Bus Employees Superannuation Trust and National Bus Pension Fund by (a) his Department and (b) the Government as a whole; when the members of the Bus...

Asked by

Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 December 1999

For answer on

14 December 1999

Answered on

14 December 1999

Mr. Bob Russell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) how much has been spent on legal fees relating to the Bus Employees Superannuation Trust and National Bus Pension Fund by (a) his Department and (b) the Government as a whole; [102645] (2) when the members of the Bus Employees Superannuation Trust and National Bus Pension Fund are likely to receive the £356 million which he announced on 15 June would be returned to them; what the reasons are for the delay in making the payments; and if he will make a statement; [102646] (3) when the £365 million which the Government are returning to the members of the Bus Employees Superannuation Trust and National Bus Pension Fund was handed over to the trustees for eventual distribution. [102647] Mr. Hill: The previous Government decided to fund litigation by the National Bus Company pension trustees following a decision by the Pensions Ombudsman. This litigation was concluded with the approval by the High Court on 30 July of the terms of a negotiated settlement. Expenditure by my Department on legal and other costs related to the litigation has been £1,965,000. Of this, costs incurred by the trustees were £1,723,000 and the Department's costs were £242,000. These figures cover the costs of the litigation. I do not have information on any costs incurred by other Government Departments in connection with the NBC issue. The Government paid the settlement sum-- £355.7 million--over to the trustees on the day of the High Court's decision. Responsibility for deciding on, and implementing, the distribution of the settlement amongst those eligible to receive a share of it must remain entirely with the NBC pension trustees. This is a substantial and complex task. However I am sure the trustees will be seeking to complete it as quickly as possible.

Date

14 December 1999

Reference

341 c102-3W; 102645;102646;102647

House

House of Commons

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales;Welsh Grand Committee

Answered by

Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour)

Answering body

Welsh Grand Committee

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

14 December 1999

Reference

WGC c3

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many pensioners are currently in receipt of a United Kingdom state pension in (a) the USA and (b) the EU, excluding the UK; and if he will estimate how many (i) United States citizens and (ii) citizens of the EU,...

Asked by

Edward O'Hara (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 1999

Reference

341 c42-3W; 102124

House

House of Commons

Librarians' tools

Type

House

Session

Month

Department

Member

Primary member

Answering member

Legislative stage

Legislation

Subject

Publisher