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My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Health (Karin Smyth MP) has made the following statement:
Over the past year, I have made regular statements about the implementation of the McCloud remedy in the NHS Pension Scheme. This hugely complex undertaking across the public sector pension schemes is required to...
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Health (Karin Smyth MP) has made the following statement:
Over the past year, I have made regular statements about the implementation of the McCloud remedy in the NHS Pension Scheme. This hugely complex undertaking across the public sector pension schemes is required to...
Over the past year, I have made regular statements about the implementation of the McCloud remedy in the NHS Pension Scheme. This hugely complex undertaking across the public sector pension schemes is required to address age discriminatory policy legislated for by the Coalition Government in 2013.
The NHS Pension Scheme is...
Over the past year, I have made regular statements about the implementation of the McCloud remedy in the NHS Pension Scheme. This hugely complex undertaking across the public sector pension schemes is required to address age discriminatory policy legislated for by the Coalition Government in 2013.
The NHS Pension Scheme is...
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Energy, Michael Shanks MP, has today made the following statement:
I am tabling this statement to inform Members of the publication of two documents relating to the Capacity Market. This includes:
- A Consultation on changes for Prequalification 2027; and
- An open letter inviting stakeholder...
My Hon Friend the Minister of State for Energy, Michael Shanks MP, has today made the following statement:
I am tabling this statement to inform Members of the publication of two documents relating to the Capacity Market. This includes:
- A Consultation on changes for Prequalification 2027; and
- An open letter inviting stakeholder...
I am tabling this statement to inform Members of the publication of two documents relating to the Capacity Market. This includes:
- A Consultation on changes for Prequalification 2027; and
- An open letter inviting stakeholder views on new technologies in the Capacity Market.
The above documents support our objectives of delivering clean...
I am tabling this statement to inform Members of the publication of two documents relating to the Capacity Market. This includes:
- A Consultation on changes for Prequalification 2027; and
- An open letter inviting stakeholder views on new technologies in the Capacity Market.
The above documents support our objectives of delivering clean...
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of statutory guidance on record-keeping by local authority SEND services; and whether she plans to require local authorities to maintain written records of significant conversations, meetings and decisions relating to Education, Health and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of statutory guidance on record-keeping by local authority SEND services; and whether she plans to require local authorities to maintain written records of significant conversations, meetings and decisions relating to Education, Health and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, since his Department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress his Department has made on reducing administrative procedures to improve defence procurement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, since his Department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress his Department has made on reducing administrative procedures to improve defence procurement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what estimate has been made of the administrative cost of recovering contributions from recipients of asylum support.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Part 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, what estimate has been made of the administrative cost of recovering contributions from recipients of asylum support.
The Immigration and Asylum Bill introduces the principle that, where a person has received taxpayer-funded asylum support and later becomes financially able to contribute towards those costs, it is right and fair that they should do so.
Contribution levels will be designed to be fair and proportionate. The payment will take the form of a flat-rate charge, with eligible adults paying off an amount above a set threshold. Payments will be linked to receiving settled status in this country. Those who have received support and been removed from the country will not be able to return until their debt is repaid.
The detailed design of the scheme, including repayment thresholds, exemptions, repayment rates, mechanisms for collection and operational delivery, will be set out in secondary legislation. Draft regulations will be shared during the passage of the Immigration and Asylum Bill through Parliament.
As these elements have not yet been finalised, it would be premature to provide an estimate of the administrative cost of the scheme, future revenue, or a specific repayment amount. An estimate will be calculated once the detailed design of the scheme is finalised.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that civil servants who have suffered financial hardship as a result of Capita's administration of the civil service pension scheme are fully compensated, and at whose expense.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that civil servants who have suffered financial hardship as a result of Capita's administration of the civil service pension scheme are fully compensated, and at whose expense.
The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.
The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension benefits are unacceptable. We want to reassure you that this Government has taken firm action to help put things right as soon as possible. We have agreed a clear recovery plan with Capita, which includes specific milestones and accountability targets for delivery. For priority cases, we have deployed additional resources and improved communication with affected colleagues, so that staff, both former and serving, receive the quality of service and support they deserve.
While Capita committed to a complete return to standard contractual service levels by the end of June 2026, they have failed to meet this critical milestone. The Government is taking robust action to hold Capita to account. This includes withholding £9.9 million in contract payments for undelivered milestones, alongside confirmation that the Government surge team costs will be recovered directly from Capita. To enforce strict compliance, independent auditors are being deployed to conduct a technical systems review, and an on-the-ground Remedial Adviser is being appointed at Capita’s expense. Further commercial, legal, and operational options remain on the table during the consideration of long-term structural delivery options.
To provide immediate financial support to those who may need it, including those who have left under the compensation scheme, arrangements are in place for interest-free bridging loans of £5,000 and up to £20,000 in exceptional cases - to most recent retirees facing payment delays. This is alongside interim lump sum payments being made to provide immediate funds to retiring members. The pension scheme continues to make monthly pension payments to approximately 730,000 existing pensioner members on time. It should be noted that these loans are provided by the employer and not the Cabinet Office. There is no provision in the contract for cost recovery from Capita as the loan will be fully repaid directly by the member on receipt of their pension payment.
To mitigate member hardship, employers have issued £16.2 million in Transitional Support Loans to 2,932 members and these arrangements continue to be in place.
Interest will be paid on delayed benefits to avoid financial loss by members. In addition, the existing statutory complaints process evaluates claims for financial losses, as well as distress and inconvenience caused, on a case-by-case basis to determine whether compensation is due. This ensures that any retiree who provides evidence of extra costs, such as bank penalties or interest charges caused by the delay, is fairly assessed. This process is run in accordance with the standards set by the Pensions Ombudsman.
Existing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have been enhanced and strengthened to deliver improved performance and higher penalties for failure, including financial penalties. These have already been applied in respect to Capita's performance falling short of expected standards and delays in administering the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
Capita were instructed to prioritise and clear the most urgent cases such as Death in Service and Ill-Health during February and March. While Capita previously assured us that performance standards for Death in Service and Ill-Health were being met by mid-March, recent information continues to demonstrate unacceptable delays in some ill-health retirement and death-in-service cases. We have urgently escalated this to Capita, who are actively investigating the underlying data and reasons for these continued delays.
Capita has made lump sum payments to 19,362 members, the majority of whom have retired but are not yet receiving their pension.
Regular updates on the work to recover the service, continue to be posted on the Civil Service Pensions member portal and on Gov.Uk.
Agreed to on question.
Agreed to on question.
I will discuss the future of Thames Water, starting with Thames Water’s record of pollution and environmental failure, and how it impacts everyone in my Witney constituency. Thames Water serves the constituency and embodies the systemic failure of the national water sector. Last year, Thames Water pumped sewage into rivers...
I will discuss the future of Thames Water, starting with Thames Water’s record of pollution and environmental failure, and how it impacts everyone in my Witney constituency. Thames Water serves the constituency and embodies the systemic failure of the national water sector. Last year, Thames Water pumped sewage into rivers...
I thank the hon. Gentleman for making his speech, because this is hugely important. Residents in Harlow are also fed up with their bills going up because of what appears to be Thames Water’s incompetence. Does he agree that that should not be the case, and that if Thames Water...
I thank the hon. Gentleman for making his speech, because this is hugely important. Residents in Harlow are also fed up with their bills going up because of what appears to be Thames Water’s incompetence. Does he agree that that should not be the case, and that if Thames Water...
I completely agree, and Thames Water’s full-year accounts are out at 7 am tomorrow morning. We will see just what they tell us. It is going to be ugly, not least because the company’s equity is worthless. The largest equity shareholders wrote down their shareholding to zero value and withdrew...
I completely agree, and Thames Water’s full-year accounts are out at 7 am tomorrow morning. We will see just what they tell us. It is going to be ugly, not least because the company’s equity is worthless. The largest equity shareholders wrote down their shareholding to zero value and withdrew...
We have a similar problem with South East Water, which is probably the second-worst water company in the United Kingdom after Thames Water. With South East Water, too, this Labour Government have been too timid. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government, by acting, or not acting, in the...
We have a similar problem with South East Water, which is probably the second-worst water company in the United Kingdom after Thames Water. With South East Water, too, this Labour Government have been too timid. Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government, by acting, or not acting, in the...
Absolutely. The consumers are getting the raw deal, and there is no end in sight.
To qualify as an ultimate controller—it is a defined term—a party need only have material influence over Thames Water. The creditor consortium right now is negotiating bilaterally with the company, and has put in £3 billion,...
Absolutely. The consumers are getting the raw deal, and there is no end in sight.
To qualify as an ultimate controller—it is a defined term—a party need only have material influence over Thames Water. The creditor consortium right now is negotiating bilaterally with the company, and has put in £3 billion,...
Residents in Wokingham are absolutely sick of the failures of Thames Water’s management. In 2025 alone, Thames Water committed 74 sewage spills, for a duration of 684 hours. That means that Thames Water dumped sewage for the equivalent of 456 football matches, and there were certainly no clean sheets. No...
Residents in Wokingham are absolutely sick of the failures of Thames Water’s management. In 2025 alone, Thames Water committed 74 sewage spills, for a duration of 684 hours. That means that Thames Water dumped sewage for the equivalent of 456 football matches, and there were certainly no clean sheets. No...
I thank my hon. Friend.
Rather than having customers pay hundreds of millions of pounds of debt at ludicrous interest rates of nearly 10%, Thames Water should be taken into a special administration regime, which is commonly known as bankruptcy on insolvency grounds. I urge the Government to pursue a SAR...
I thank my hon. Friend.
Rather than having customers pay hundreds of millions of pounds of debt at ludicrous interest rates of nearly 10%, Thames Water should be taken into a special administration regime, which is commonly known as bankruptcy on insolvency grounds. I urge the Government to pursue a SAR...
Does my hon. Friend agree that we need Thames Water to go into special measures, so that it can invest in infrastructure? In my constituency, Thames Water has closed a road for three weeks in Horsell because it has not invested, and it dumped over 1,115 hours-worth of sewage last...
Does my hon. Friend agree that we need Thames Water to go into special measures, so that it can invest in infrastructure? In my constituency, Thames Water has closed a road for three weeks in Horsell because it has not invested, and it dumped over 1,115 hours-worth of sewage last...
I completely agree with my hon. Friend. That is what is going on up and down the catchment writ small, with treatment works deferred despite being crucially needed. In Aston, we have sewage running down the street year after year, and it is the same in Standlake. It is just...
I completely agree with my hon. Friend. That is what is going on up and down the catchment writ small, with treatment works deferred despite being crucially needed. In Aston, we have sewage running down the street year after year, and it is the same in Standlake. It is just...
My apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker.
I am grateful to the former Secretary of State for setting out in a letter to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in June last year that
“we expect that any Government funding required during a SAR would be recouped after the conclusion of the administration”.
The...
My apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker.
I am grateful to the former Secretary of State for setting out in a letter to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in June last year that
“we expect that any Government funding required during a SAR would be recouped after the conclusion of the administration”.
The...