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27 Oct 2025, 3:10 p.m. - House of Commons "cross-party group of MPs earlier this, this year to discuss exactly this issue. Mr. speaker, reforms in the Pension Schemes bill give " Torsten Bell MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Swansea West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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27 Oct 2025, 3:10 p.m. - House of Commons "the Pension Schemes bill give trustees more flexibility to share surpluses in their pension schemes with employers, and to negotiate " Torsten Bell MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Swansea West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Nov 2025, 11:47 a.m. - House of Commons "reforms is the. >> Goal of bigger and better pension schemes. >> We are legislating. >> For this in the Pension Schemes Bill, requiring all local " Torsten Bell MP, The Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury (Swansea West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Nov 2025, 11:49 a.m. - House of Commons ">> And we want to build on that record. The Pension Schemes Bill. requirements. >> For local government. >> Pension scheme pools. >> To work. " Torsten Bell MP, The Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury (Swansea West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Nov 2025, 11:50 a.m. - House of Commons "companies in his constituency, but for the right pension policy for the UK as a whole, as we saw during the Pension Schemes Bill, which he sat on the committee of the " Torsten Bell MP, The Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury (Swansea West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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4 Nov 2025, 11:51 a.m. - House of Commons "otherwise known as the fiduciary duty. The reserve powers in the Pension Schemes Bill could force " - View Video - View Transcript |
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20 Nov 2025, 12:09 p.m. - House of Commons "debate Wednesday the 3rd of December. Remaining stages of the Pension Schemes Bill. Thursday the 4th of December debate on a motion " Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP (Hereford and South Herefordshire, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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27 Nov 2025, 2:16 p.m. - House of Commons "pronounce, fought hard in relation to this in the pension schemes Bill and I spoke about it on a number of " Kirsty Blackman MP (Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party) - View Video - View Transcript |
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27 Nov 2025, 11:22 a.m. - House of Commons "Pension Schemes Bill. Thursday 4th of December debate on a motion on the war in Ukraine. The subject of " Rt Hon Sir Alan Campbell MP, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Tynemouth, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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26 Nov 2025, 6:22 p.m. - House of Commons "government to take financial education seriously in the Pension Schemes Bill to help people understand how to fully invest for " Rebecca Smith MP (South West Devon, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Dec 2025, 2:19 p.m. - House of Commons ">> 26th of January 2026. The clerk will now proceed to read the orders of the day. >> Pension Schemes Bill, as amended " Yasmin Qureshi MP (Bolton South and Walkden, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Dec 2025, 2:19 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Pension Schemes Bill, as amended in the public Bill Committee to be considered. " Yasmin Qureshi MP (Bolton South and Walkden, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Dec 2025, 3:16 p.m. - House of Commons "of good in Pension Schemes Bill. That's why it went through committee so relatively easily, and " Neil Duncan-Jordan MP (Poole, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Dec 2025, 2:27 p.m. - House of Commons "Carrick and Cumnock, wider change in the Pension Schemes Bill related to surplus release will put " Torsten Bell MP, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Swansea West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Dec 2025, 3:43 p.m. - House of Commons "afternoon? The Pension Schemes Bill has provided an opportunity for the Labour UK government to address long standing pension injustice and " Ann Davies MP (Caerfyrddin, Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Dec 2025, 3:43 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Madam, can I thank the Minister for his opening remarks this afternoon? The Pension Schemes Bill " Ann Davies MP (Caerfyrddin, Plaid Cymru) - View Video - View Transcript |
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3 Dec 2025, 4:30 p.m. - House of Commons "13 in my name, among others, with a title like the Pension Schemes Bill, this piece of legislation was probably never destined to grab " John Milne MP (Horsham, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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5 Dec 2025, 10:16 a.m. - House of Lords "habit. >> Message from the Commons that they have passed the pension schemes Bill to which they desire. " - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Dec 2025, 1:14 p.m. - House of Lords "Well, it's a privilege to open the Second Reading of the Pension Schemes Bill. I am grateful to noble Lords for the engagement that " Baroness Sherlock, The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Dec 2025, 1:54 p.m. - House of Lords "pension schemes bill in this House, and it's good to see so many familiar faces, albeit sitting in different places of the chamber. " Lord Sharkey (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Dec 2025, 1:54 p.m. - House of Lords ">> My Lords. >> It's about. >> Five years since we last saw a pension schemes bill in this House, " Lord Sharkey (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Dec 2025, 4:17 p.m. - House of Lords "House. My Lords, I want to make some generalised points about the Pension Schemes Bill before us " Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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18 Dec 2025, 4:17 p.m. - House of Lords "Pension Schemes Bill proposes many sensible reforms. It's a largely good piece of legislation, the " Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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21 Jan 2026, 3:02 p.m. - House of Commons "We think it is important that the government does its homework before implementing policies, and we asked for something similar in the pension schemes bill, but the " Mark Garnier MP (Wyre Forest, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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2 Feb 2026, 8:14 p.m. - House of Lords "there's other support that's coming through in the pension schemes bill, again, to make sure that people get " Baroness Sherlock, The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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Pension Schemes Bill
97 speeches (26,643 words) Committee stage Thursday 5th February 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
87 speeches (24,642 words) Committee stage Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Lord Wilson of Sedgefield (Lab - Life peer) This mirrors the duty to co-operate with strategic authorities placed on LGPS funds in the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 2: None explanatory statement This reflects changes to the definition of an asset pool company in the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 3: None explanatory statement This reflects changes to the definition of an asset pool company in the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 4: None explanatory statement This reflects changes to the definition of an asset pool company in the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 5: None )” and insert “(9)” Member's explanatory statement This reflects a numbering change in the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 6: None )” and insert “(9)” Member's explanatory statement This reflects a numbering change in the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 7: None )” and insert “(9)” Member's explanatory statement This reflects a numbering change in the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech |
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National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
29 speeches (13,677 words) Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con - Life peer) The Government are legislating for these changes in isolation today, at a time when the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Kramer (LD - Life peer) Only yesterday, in Committee on the Pension Schemes Bill, we were dealing with the Government's concern - Link to Speech |
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Pension Schemes Bill
97 speeches (25,297 words) Committee stage Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) Clause 57 requires the FCA to make rules, having regard to the rest of Chapter 6 of the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con - Life peer) I recall clearly the passage of the then Pension Schemes Bill in February 2020 and remember responding - Link to Speech |
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Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO Report
18 speeches (5,625 words) Monday 2nd February 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Fuller (Con - Life peer) save for the future, undermining confidence in the system itself and adding complexity in the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, tempting though it is, I will save my wider comments on the Pension Schemes Bill for tomorrow - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) And there is other support coming through in the Pension Schemes Bill, again to make sure that people - Link to Speech |
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Pension Schemes Bill
92 speeches (29,485 words) Committee stage Monday 26th January 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions |
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Pension Schemes Bill
95 speeches (26,513 words) Committee stage Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: None —[Official Report, Commons, Pension Schemes Bill Committee, 2/9/25; col. 47.] - Link to Speech |
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Business of the House
121 speeches (11,814 words) Thursday 22nd January 2026 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Alan Campbell (Lab - Tynemouth) The Pension Schemes Bill is progressing through the Lords, and I will raise my hon. - Link to Speech |
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National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
38 speeches (6,785 words) Committee of the whole House Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) We asked for something similar in the Pension Schemes Bill, but the Pensions Minister described it as - Link to Speech 2: Steve Darling (LD - Torbay) The Minister will recall our many happy hours together in Committee on the Pension Schemes Bill. - Link to Speech |
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Pension Schemes Bill
83 speeches (24,122 words) Committee stage Monday 19th January 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) —[Official Report, Commons, Pension Schemes Bill Committee, 4/9/25; col. 130.] - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) Following the introduction of TPR’s interim superfund regime and the measures in this Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech |
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Pension Schemes Bill
75 speeches (23,266 words) Committee stage Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Grand Committee Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government |
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Work and Pensions
6 speeches (336 words) Monday 12th January 2026 - Written Corrections Department for Work and Pensions |
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Pension Schemes Bill
98 speeches (27,030 words) Committee stage Monday 12th January 2026 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) practice; for example, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 was twice the size of the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 2: Lord Sharkey (LD - Life peer) out, that is their entire point.Skeleton Bills always limit parliamentary scrutiny, and the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech |
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Pension Schemes Bill
53 speeches (37,010 words) 2nd reading Thursday 18th December 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Vaux of Harrowden (XB - Excepted Hereditary) My Lords, it is about five years since we last saw a Pension Schemes Bill in this House, and it is good - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) My first ever Committee was on the Pension Schemes Bill some six years ago. - Link to Speech 3: Baroness White of Tufnell Park (XB - Life peer) coming years.I am both humbled and privileged to be making my maiden speech as part of the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Hayman (XB - Life peer) The noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, mentioned the previous Pension Schemes Bill, in which we both participated - Link to Speech |
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Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Extension to Unconnected Multiple Employer Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025
11 speeches (4,251 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Grand Committee Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) Of course, we are all looking forward to the Second Reading of the Pension Schemes Bill next week. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) pensions investment review, which set out the landscape, and as a result of that, we have the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
171 speeches (10,898 words) Monday 8th December 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Torsten Bell (Lab - Swansea West) I can assure her that, assuming the Pension Schemes Bill receives Royal Assent, the uprating will take - Link to Speech |
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Pension Schemes Bill
1 speech (1 words) 1st reading Friday 5th December 2025 - Lords Chamber |
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Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025
19 speeches (2,765 words) Tuesday 2nd December 2025 - General Committees HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lucy Rigby (Lab - Northampton North) The Pensions Minister will address it further in subsequent stages of the Pension Schemes Bill. - Link to Speech |
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Budget Resolutions
169 speeches (44,213 words) Thursday 27th November 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) Member for Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies) fought hard for this on the Pension Schemes Bill Committee, and I - Link to Speech |
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Budget Resolutions
264 speeches (48,734 words) Wednesday 26th November 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) tried to get the Government to take financial education seriously during consideration of the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech |
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Pension Investment in UK Equities
32 speeches (9,378 words) Tuesday 25th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: John Glen (Con - Salisbury) speak about what needs to change and where we need to get to.Returning to my argument, the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech 2: Callum Anderson (Lab - Buckingham and Bletchley) I welcome the work that the Minister has advanced through the Pension Schemes Bill. - Link to Speech 3: Rebecca Smith (Con - South West Devon) Amid all the drama of the Budget, let us not forget that the Pension Schemes Bill comes back on Report - Link to Speech 4: Torsten Bell (Lab - Swansea West) Those reforms are now being taken forward through the Pension Schemes Bill, as the hon. - Link to Speech |
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Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Extension to Unconnected Multiple Employer Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025
9 speeches (1,516 words) Monday 24th November 2025 - General Committees Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) In the broader sense, it follows the intentions of the Pension Schemes Bill, which is currently passing - Link to Speech |
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Private Equity
19 speeches (8,061 words) Thursday 20th November 2025 - Grand Committee Mentions: 1: Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab - Life peer) In the House of Lords, we will shortly receive the Pension Schemes Bill, which explicitly refers to the - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
186 speeches (11,047 words) Tuesday 4th November 2025 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Torsten Bell (Lab - Swansea West) We are legislating for that in the Pension Schemes Bill by requiring all local government pension scheme - Link to Speech 2: Torsten Bell (Lab - Swansea West) The Pension Schemes Bill will introduce requirements for local government pension scheme pools to work - Link to Speech 3: Peter Bedford (Con - Mid Leicestershire) The reserve powers in the Pension Schemes Bill could force investment in Government vanity projects, - Link to Speech |
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Work and Pensions
4 speeches (361 words) Monday 27th October 2025 - Written Corrections Department for Work and Pensions |
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Oral Answers to Questions
156 speeches (10,526 words) Monday 27th October 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Torsten Bell (Lab - Swansea West) Reforms in the Pension Schemes Bill give trustees more flexibility to share surpluses in their DB pension - Link to Speech |
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Eighth sitting)
191 speeches (25,800 words) Committee stage: 8th sitting Tuesday 21st October 2025 - Public Bill Committees Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Mentions: 1: Miatta Fahnbulleh (LAB - Peckham) The Pension Schemes Bill introduces a corresponding duty on local government pension scheme funds to - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Written Evidence - Trades Union Congress SPA0023 - Transition to State Pension age Transition to State Pension age - Work and Pensions Committee Found: Measures included in the Pension Schemes Bill to introduce Guided Retirement will help by ensuring that |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Government Response - Government response to Financing and Scaling UK S&T Inquiry Report - Bleeding to death: the science and technology growth emergency Science and Technology Committee Found: Through measures such as the Pension Schemes Bill, and a number of British Business Bank initiatives |
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Wednesday 28th January 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chief Executive of the FCA, responding to follow-up on oral evidence given before the Committee in December 2025, dated 21 January 2026 Treasury Committee Found: As part of the Pension Schemes Bill, we are seeking feedback by March 2026 on a value for money framework |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) PRO0128 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: The Pensions Investment Review, and accompanying Pension Schemes Bill, will drive much needed consolidation |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) PRO0128 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: The Pensions Investment Review, and accompanying Pension Schemes Bill, will drive much needed consolidation |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Correspondence - Letter from Ministers for Investment and for Small Business and Economic Transformation relating to the evidence session on 9 December on financing the real economy, 14 January 2026 Business and Trade Committee Found: The measures in the Pension Schemes Bill will significantly accelerate the consolidation of Local Government |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Written Evidence - Department for Work & Pensions CPR0002 - Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of the Pensions Regulator Work and Pensions Committee Found: We’ve had the Pension Investment Review, now the Pension Schemes Bill, the Pensions Commission, the |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Emma Douglas Work and Pensions Committee Found: We have the Pension Schemes Bill— there is an awful lot in that that is going to be really important |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025
Oral Evidence - Centre for Ageing Better, International Longevity Centre, Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement, Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Pensions Policy Institute Transition to State Pension age - Work and Pensions Committee Found: We have the Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25 but it is still harder to think about compared to a world |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, following his appearance before the Committee on 19 November 2025 Work and Pensions Committee Found: We look forward to seeing the amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill when they are tabled. |
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Wednesday 26th November 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Pensions, responding to the Committee's letter relating to Discretionary payments and member representation in Defined Benefit pension schemes Work and Pensions Committee Found: Surplus release As you highlight, the measures in the Pension Schemes Bill provide greater flexibility |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025
Written Evidence - New Capital Consensus FRE0031 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Pensions Minister to change the way that the system operates through the Leeds Reforms and the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025
Written Evidence - British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) FRE0033 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: As is the focus of the Pension Schemes Bill, consolidation and scale are vital to foster 1 Revealed: |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025
Written Evidence - BlackRock FRE0053 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: underpin aspects of the Government’s Pensions Investment Review as well as provisions within the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025
Written Evidence - The Phoenix Group FRE0047 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: The consolidation measures proposed in the Pension Schemes Bill in particular are expected, over |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025
Written Evidence - People's Partnership FRE0035 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: Under the Pension Schemes Bill 2025 (the Bill), workplace DC schemes will be required to offer a default |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025
Written Evidence - UK Finance FRE0030 - Financing the real economy Financing the real economy - Business and Trade Committee Found: assets of any comparable pension system in the world. 3UK Finance welcomes the ambition of the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Wednesday 19th November 2025
Oral Evidence - HM Treasury, HM Treasury, and HM Treasury Growth of private markets in the UK following reforms introduced after 2008 - Financial Services Regulation Committee Found: the Mansion House accord, and the reforms that my colleague Torsten Bell is making via the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Wednesday 19th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Work and Pensions Work and Pensions Committee Found: A lot of people looked at the Pension Schemes Bill that has been passing through Parliament as a possible |
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Wednesday 5th November 2025
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister for Pensions, relating to Discretionary payments and member representation in Defined Benefit pension schemes Work and Pensions Committee Found: Aware that these issues have been raised again in debates on the Pension Schemes Bill, my Committee |
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Tuesday 4th November 2025
Written Evidence - Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) DFI0140 - Draft Finance Bill 2025–26 Draft Finance Bill 2025–26 - Finance Bill Sub-Committee Found: industry is already stretched dealing with existing initiatives such as the Government’s current Pension Schemes Bill |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025
Written Evidence - BVCA LSI0057 - Life sciences investment Life sciences investment - Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Found: The Pensions Investment Review and accompanying Pension Schemes Bill will drive much needed consolidation |
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Tuesday 28th October 2025
Written Evidence - The Association of British Insurers (ABI) PMG0019 - Growth of private markets in the UK following reforms introduced after 2008 Growth of private markets in the UK following reforms introduced after 2008 - Financial Services Regulation Committee Found: The proposed reserve power to mandate pension investments under the Pension Schemes Bill undermines |
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Friday 24th October 2025
Written Evidence - Institute and Faculty of Actuaries PAS0064 - Preparing for an Ageing Society Preparing for an Ageing Society - Economic Affairs Committee Found: under their forthcoming “Guided Retirement” default duties, shortly to be set out in the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Written Evidence - American Express UK Pensioners Justice (Campaign Group) PSMR0002 - Discretionary payments and member representation in defined benefit schemes Work and Pensions Committee Found: for pre-1997 pensions. 1.2 Our previous written evidence to the Committee scrutinising the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Written Evidence - BP Pensioner Group (Campaign Group) PSMR0001 - Discretionary payments and member representation in defined benefit schemes Work and Pensions Committee Found: be shared with Fund members is likely to be thwarted by recalcitrant employers, unless the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Wednesday 22nd October 2025
Oral Evidence - Hewlett Packard Pension Association (HPPA), BP Pensioner Group (Campaign Group), American Express UK Pensioners Justice (Campaign Group), TUC, Capital Cranfield, Association of Member-Nominated Trustees, Defined Benefit Committee, Temple Bright, The Pensions Regulator, and The Pensions Regulator Work and Pensions Committee Found: I believe that in the current framework the Pension Schemes Bill is going to turbocharge this because |
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Pension Funds
Asked by: Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat - Stratford-on-Avon) Tuesday 3rd February 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in relation to the statutory guidance on fiduciary duties announced during Report stage of the Pension Schemes Bill on 3 December 2025, when he will consult on the guidance; and when the guidance will take effect. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government intends to consult formally on draft guidance later this year. |
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Pension Funds
Asked by: Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat - Stratford-on-Avon) Thursday 22nd January 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the Report Stage of the Pension Schemes Bill on 3 December 2025, whether the guidance on fiduciary duties will cover the (a) ability to consider system-level risks, (b) ability to consider the impacts of investments and the organisations in which schemes invest, including on members' standard of living, (c) ability to consider members' views and (d) duty to cover matters when they are financially material. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government is committed to ensuring that private pension trustees have a clear, range of guidance, with the objective of supporting consideration of wider factors within their existing legal obligations. This will include clarification and practical support on their ability to take account of system level risks, such as climate related risks, and the impacts of investments where these affect members’ long-term outcomes, including their standard of living.
The guidance will also explore how trustees may consider members’ views, provided this remains consistent with investing in members’ best interests, and will reaffirm that trustees should take account of all financially material matters, where appropriate in their investment decision making.
Our objective is for guidance to be delivered in partnership with the pension sector and other interested parties. Work will commence shortly beginning with an industry roundtable to gather views and technical expertise to ensure the guidance meets the identified need. |
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Pensions: Reform
Asked by: Callum Anderson (Labour - Buckingham and Bletchley) Monday 12th January 2026 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure delivery of pledged additional risk capital by signatories to the Mansion House Accord. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) In May 2025, 17 of the largest workplace pension providers signed the Mansion House Accord and voluntarily committed to invest at least 10 per cent of their defined contribution default funds in private markets by 2030, with at least half of that invested in the UK.The organising bodies of the Accord have committed to working with government and regulators to ensure that data demonstrating progress against the Accord will be tracked. The government has a broad programme of reform which will facilitate pensions investment across the UK. The British Business Bank has launched an investment vehicle, the British Growth Partnership (BGP), and the new Venture Link initiative, to help pension funds invest more in UK venture opportunities. The Sterling 20 partnership was also established last year. The investor-led partnership between 20 of the UK’s largest pension funds and insurers is working with the government and the City of London Corporation to help ensure pension schemes have visibility of the range of investment opportunities in productive assets. The government is also legislating in the Pension Schemes Bill for a reserve investment power, to act as a backstop to the Accord. |
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Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Wednesday 7th January 2026 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made as to the (a) merits of and (b) funding for retrospective indexation arrangements for all pre 1997 pensions scheme members. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) Most defined benefit schemes pay some indexation on pensions earned before 1997. The Government recognises that the absence of indexation on pre-1997 rights in pension schemes can erode the value of pensions over time and affect members who rely on these benefits in retirement.
Reforms in our Pension Schemes Bill will enable more trustees of well-funded defined benefit pension schemes to share surplus with employers, deliver better outcomes for members, and benefit the wider economy. As part of any agreement to release surplus funds to the employer, trustees will be better placed to negotiate additional benefits for members, including discretionary indexation. |
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Pensions: Financial Assistance Scheme
Asked by: Baroness Altmann (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Tuesday 30th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask His Majesty's Government how many pension schemes have entered the Financial Assistance Scheme; and for what proportion of (1) schemes, and (2) scheme members, does the Pension Protection Fund have definitive copies of the original scheme's trust deed and rules in relation to pre-1997 pension increases. Answered by Baroness Sherlock - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) As of 16 December 2025, 1,045 schemes have transferred into the Financial Assistance Scheme.
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) holds a significant amount of scheme information. We are confident that the PPF will be able to identify the information needed and successfully implement the reforms to award pre-97 indexation uplifts to compensation payments.
The PPF is reviewing the information it holds for each scheme. Alongside scheme rules, the PPF will use additional data sources, including scheme return data, member booklets, data provided on transfer, valuation reports, annuity reports, and bulk buyout schedules.
Where the position is unclear, the clauses within the Pension Schemes Bill provide that the presumption is in favour of the members. In such cases, the PPF will award pre-97 indexation. |
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Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
Asked by: Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat - Maidenhead) Monday 15th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of members of defined benefit pension schemes with pre-1997 service who have received no discretionary pension increases in the last ten years; and what steps he is taking to encourage sponsoring employers and trustees to grant discretionary increases to pre-1997 pension benefits. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) Analysis published by the Pensions Regulator indicates that, as of March 2023, around 17 per cent of members of private sector defined benefit pension schemes do not receive any pre-1997 indexation on benefits. This information can be found at: thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests.
Reforms in our Pension Schemes Bill will enable more trustees of well-funded defined benefit pension schemes to share surplus with employers, and deliver better outcomes for members, and benefit the wider economy, unlocking some of the estimated £160 billion of scheme surplus. As part of any agreement to release surplus funds to the employer, trustees will be better placed to negotiate additional benefits for members such as discretionary indexation.
The Pension Regulator already sets out that trustees should consider the situation of those members who would benefit from a discretionary increase and whether the scheme has a history of making such awards. The Regulator will be producing further guidance on surplus sharing once the legislation is in place. |
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Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Wednesday 10th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to extend pre-1997 pension indexation changes for members of the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme to members of ongoing occupational pension schemes whose pre-1997 contributions remain frozen. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government tabled an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme on pensions accrued before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at 2.5%). This will apply prospectively for pensioners whose former schemes provided these increases.
In private sector defined benefit pension schemes, analysis published by the Pensions Regulator indicates that, as of March 2023, around 17 per cent of members do not receive any pre-1997 indexation on benefits. This information can be found at: thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests
The reforms in our Pension Schemes Bill give trustees more flexibility to share surplus with sponsoring employers, and negotiate benefits for members, including discretionary increases. Trustees will be in the driving seat in all decision making on surplus release and must act in the best interest of scheme beneficiaries.
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Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Wednesday 10th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of members of ongoing occupational pension schemes who will not receive pre-1997 indexation. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government tabled an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme on pensions accrued before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at 2.5%). This will apply prospectively for pensioners whose former schemes provided these increases.
In private sector defined benefit pension schemes, analysis published by the Pensions Regulator indicates that, as of March 2023, around 17 per cent of members do not receive any pre-1997 indexation on benefits. This information can be found at: thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests
The reforms in our Pension Schemes Bill give trustees more flexibility to share surplus with sponsoring employers, and negotiate benefits for members, including discretionary increases. Trustees will be in the driving seat in all decision making on surplus release and must act in the best interest of scheme beneficiaries.
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Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Wednesday 10th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of occupational pension schemes whose pre-1997 pension rights remain unindexed on retired members of those schemes. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government tabled an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme on pensions accrued before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at 2.5%). This will apply prospectively for pensioners whose former schemes provided these increases.
In private sector defined benefit pension schemes, analysis published by the Pensions Regulator indicates that, as of March 2023, around 17 per cent of members do not receive any pre-1997 indexation on benefits. This information can be found at: thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests
The reforms in our Pension Schemes Bill give trustees more flexibility to share surplus with sponsoring employers, and negotiate benefits for members, including discretionary increases. Trustees will be in the driving seat in all decision making on surplus release and must act in the best interest of scheme beneficiaries.
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Financial Assistance Scheme and Pension Protection Fund: Compensation
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Tuesday 9th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will consult with representatives of older FAS and PPF members to explore alternative approaches to compensating people without pension indexation. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has tabled an amendment which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) on pensions built up before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at 2.5%) and apply prospectively for pensioners whose former schemes provided these increases. Pre-97 increases will also apply to the beneficiaries of eligible members. The change announced to provide pre-97 indexation for PPF and FAS compensation payments will be made for members whose former schemes provided indexation within their scheme rules on a mandatory or statutory basis. The members captured within our reforms lost out when their scheme transferred to the PPF or qualified for the FAS. We do not intend to consult on the matter of pensions indexation in the PPF and FAS. I understand that members will want to receive compensation quickly, particularly those with a serious illness or limited life expectancy and I am sympathetic to those concerns. Legislation introducing indexation on pre-1997 service will apply to eligible members suffering serious ill health in the same way that it applies to other members. Those in receipt of an ill-health pension when their scheme entered a PPF assessment period are entitled to 100% compensation, indexed as set out in the proposals. The Financial Assistance Scheme has the capacity to pay ill health, severe ill health and terminal ill health payments. All three are regular payments rather than in the form of a lump sum. The Pension Protection Fund makes terminal illness payments in the form of a lump sum. Measures in the Pension Schemes Bill are additionally extending the definition of terminal illness so that affected individuals can access terminal illness payments earlier, at a very difficult time of their lives. The earliest opportunity to provide pre-97 increases to PPF and FAS members is January 2027, the first annual uprating point after the Pension Schemes Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent. |
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Financial Assistance Scheme and Pension Protection Fund: Index Linking
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Tuesday 9th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has considered bringing forward the planned January 2027 implementation of CPI-linked increases for pre-1997 PPF and FAS accruals to ensure that members with limited life expectancy benefit. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has tabled an amendment which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) on pensions built up before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at 2.5%) and apply prospectively for pensioners whose former schemes provided these increases. Pre-97 increases will also apply to the beneficiaries of eligible members. The change announced to provide pre-97 indexation for PPF and FAS compensation payments will be made for members whose former schemes provided indexation within their scheme rules on a mandatory or statutory basis. The members captured within our reforms lost out when their scheme transferred to the PPF or qualified for the FAS. We do not intend to consult on the matter of pensions indexation in the PPF and FAS. I understand that members will want to receive compensation quickly, particularly those with a serious illness or limited life expectancy and I am sympathetic to those concerns. Legislation introducing indexation on pre-1997 service will apply to eligible members suffering serious ill health in the same way that it applies to other members. Those in receipt of an ill-health pension when their scheme entered a PPF assessment period are entitled to 100% compensation, indexed as set out in the proposals. The Financial Assistance Scheme has the capacity to pay ill health, severe ill health and terminal ill health payments. All three are regular payments rather than in the form of a lump sum. The Pension Protection Fund makes terminal illness payments in the form of a lump sum. Measures in the Pension Schemes Bill are additionally extending the definition of terminal illness so that affected individuals can access terminal illness payments earlier, at a very difficult time of their lives. The earliest opportunity to provide pre-97 increases to PPF and FAS members is January 2027, the first annual uprating point after the Pension Schemes Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent. |
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Financial Assistance Scheme and Pension Protection Fund: Index Linking
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Tuesday 9th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures the Government will take to ensure that members of the FAS and PPF with serious health conditions or limited life expectancy are not disadvantaged under the proposals for CPI-linked increases to pre-1997 pension accruals. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has tabled an amendment which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) on pensions built up before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at 2.5%) and apply prospectively for pensioners whose former schemes provided these increases. Pre-97 increases will also apply to the beneficiaries of eligible members. The change announced to provide pre-97 indexation for PPF and FAS compensation payments will be made for members whose former schemes provided indexation within their scheme rules on a mandatory or statutory basis. The members captured within our reforms lost out when their scheme transferred to the PPF or qualified for the FAS. We do not intend to consult on the matter of pensions indexation in the PPF and FAS. I understand that members will want to receive compensation quickly, particularly those with a serious illness or limited life expectancy and I am sympathetic to those concerns. Legislation introducing indexation on pre-1997 service will apply to eligible members suffering serious ill health in the same way that it applies to other members. Those in receipt of an ill-health pension when their scheme entered a PPF assessment period are entitled to 100% compensation, indexed as set out in the proposals. The Financial Assistance Scheme has the capacity to pay ill health, severe ill health and terminal ill health payments. All three are regular payments rather than in the form of a lump sum. The Pension Protection Fund makes terminal illness payments in the form of a lump sum. Measures in the Pension Schemes Bill are additionally extending the definition of terminal illness so that affected individuals can access terminal illness payments earlier, at a very difficult time of their lives. The earliest opportunity to provide pre-97 increases to PPF and FAS members is January 2027, the first annual uprating point after the Pension Schemes Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent. |
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Financial Assistance Scheme and Pension Protection Fund: Index Linking
Asked by: Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour - Poole) Tuesday 9th December 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government will review the method used to apply CPI-linked increases in the PPF and FAS to pre-1997 accruals to ensure that compensation is proportionate to levels of historical losses. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has tabled an amendment which provides that compensation payments from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) on pensions built up before April 1997 will now be linked to CPI-inflation (capped at 2.5%) and apply prospectively for pensioners whose former schemes provided these increases. Pre-97 increases will also apply to the beneficiaries of eligible members. The change announced to provide pre-97 indexation for PPF and FAS compensation payments will be made for members whose former schemes provided indexation within their scheme rules on a mandatory or statutory basis. The members captured within our reforms lost out when their scheme transferred to the PPF or qualified for the FAS. We do not intend to consult on the matter of pensions indexation in the PPF and FAS. I understand that members will want to receive compensation quickly, particularly those with a serious illness or limited life expectancy and I am sympathetic to those concerns. Legislation introducing indexation on pre-1997 service will apply to eligible members suffering serious ill health in the same way that it applies to other members. Those in receipt of an ill-health pension when their scheme entered a PPF assessment period are entitled to 100% compensation, indexed as set out in the proposals. The Financial Assistance Scheme has the capacity to pay ill health, severe ill health and terminal ill health payments. All three are regular payments rather than in the form of a lump sum. The Pension Protection Fund makes terminal illness payments in the form of a lump sum. Measures in the Pension Schemes Bill are additionally extending the definition of terminal illness so that affected individuals can access terminal illness payments earlier, at a very difficult time of their lives. The earliest opportunity to provide pre-97 increases to PPF and FAS members is January 2027, the first annual uprating point after the Pension Schemes Bill is expected to receive Royal Assent. |
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Pension Funds: Investment
Asked by: Baroness Alexander of Cleveden (Labour - Life peer) Monday 3rd November 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reform the pensions system to increase investment. Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) The Pension Schemes Bill was introduced on 5 June, implementing the reforms outlined in the Pensions Investment Review. The Bill sets out a vision for a pensions market with fewer, larger schemes which can use the benefits of scale to invest in a wider range of productive assets as well as deliver better outcomes for savers. These reforms support the Mansion House Accord, an industry-led pledge to invest at least 10 per cent of defined contribution default funds into private markets by 2030, of which at least half is in the UK. Furthermore, last year the British Business Bank announced the establishment of the British Growth Partnership, designed to crowd in investment from UK pension funds for our most innovative, fastest growing companies.
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Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath) Wednesday 22nd October 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing pre-1997 indexation protections for individuals in Surrey Heath constituency. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Government has no plans to change the way pre-1997 indexation is applied to defined benefit occupational pension schemes.
The minimum legal requirements for indexation must be appropriate across all defined benefit schemes. Changing these minimum requirements would increase the liabilities and costs for all schemes.
The reforms in our Pension Schemes Bill give trustees more flexibility to share surplus with sponsoring employers, and better negotiate benefits for members, including discretionary increases. |
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Asked by: Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon) Monday 20th October 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy, CP 1337, published on 23 June 2025, what progress she has made on channelling pensions capital into the UK to support IS-8 sectors. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) The Pension Schemes Bill was introduced on 5 June and will implement the reforms outlined in the first phase of the landmark Pensions Review, The Bill sets out a vision for a pensions market with fewer, larger schemes which can use the benefits of scale to invest in productive assets – including investing in the eight sectors identified in the Industrial Strategy – as well as deliver better outcomes for savers.
These reforms support the Mansion House Accord, an industry-led pledge to invest at least 10 per cent of defined contribution default funds into private markets by 2030, of which at least half is in the UK. Furthermore, last year the British Business Bank announced the establishment of the British Growth Partnership, designed to crowd in investment from UK pension funds for our most innovative, fastest-growing companies.
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Pension Protection Fund
Asked by: Alex Easton (Independent - North Down) Monday 20th October 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to table an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill to allow him to amend the Pension Protection Fund through secondary legislation. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) We are committed to actively consider and reflect on what we have heard regarding the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme rules on the indexation of pre-1997 pension accruals. We understand that it is an important issue for affected members. |
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Pensions: Reform
Asked by: Dan Norris (Independent - North East Somerset and Hanham) Thursday 16th October 2025 Question to the Department for Work and Pensions: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the progress of reform of the private pension system. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) We are committed to making reforms to the workplace pensions system to deliver better outcomes for UK savers and pensioners and to increase productive investment in the UK economy. We have already completed our landmark Pensions Investment Review, which reported in May 2025. The Pension Schemes Bill, which was introduced in June, will legislate for the outcomes of the Review, in addition to other reforms to the pensions system. Our Bill Impact Assessment shows around 20 million savers could benefit and an average earner saving over their career could have around £29,000 more in their defined contribution pension pot at retirement as a result of the package of measures. Additionally, the Bill will unlock some of the estimated £160 billion of surplus funds from well-funded Defined Benefit pension schemes to benefit sponsoring employers and members, with appropriate safeguards in place to protect members. In July we launched the next phase of our reform agenda. The time is now right to finish the job started by the Turner Commission two decades ago and that is why we have revived the Commission, which is led by Baroness Jeannie Drake, Sir Ian Cheshire and Professor Nick Pearce. The Pensions Commission will make recommendations to ensure we have a pensions system that is strong, fair and sustainable. Our reforms will also boost investment and growth in the UK. The Mansion House Accord will see leading workplace pension providers invest 10% of their workplace portfolio in productive assets such as infrastructure, property, and private equity. At least half of this will be in the UK. |
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Pension Funds
Asked by: Mike Reader (Labour - Northampton South) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increasing pension fund investment in private markets and infrastructure on the economy. Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) In May, 17 of the largest workplace pension providers signed the Mansion House Accord and voluntarily committed to invest at least 10 per cent of their defined contribution main default funds in private markets by 2030, with at least half of that invested in the UK.
This is expected to unlock £50 billion of additional private market investment by 2030, including £25 billion in the UK. As providers work towards meeting these commitments, they will be investing more in private assets such as infrastructure projects.
Additionally, the measures in the Pension Schemes Bill, introduced in July, will ensure pension schemes have the scale and expertise to access these types of investment.
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Pension Schemes Bill: HL Bill 152 of 2024–26 - LLN-2025-0044
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: HL Bill 150 of 2024–26 - LLN-2025-0042
Dec. 03 2025 Found: The Pension Schemes Bill, which is currently going through Parliament, contains reciprocal requirements |
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Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill - CBP-10404
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Thursday 20th November 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Source Page: Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales: Fit for the Future - technical consultation Document: (PDF) Found: [An impact assessment in relation to the Pension Schemes Bill was updated and re-published on [8 July |
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Department for Work and Pensions Source Page: Retirement Collective Defined Contribution pension schemes Document: (PDF) Found: Subject to parliamentary process, Guided Retirement measures, introduced through the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Wednesday 29th October 2025
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Carbon budget and growth delivery plan Document: (PDF) Found: The government introduced the Pension Schemes Bill on 5 June 2025. |
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Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Carbon budget and growth delivery plan Document: (Excel) Found: The government introduced the Pension Schemes Bill on 5 June 2025. |
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Tuesday 21st October 2025
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Regulator dashboard Document: TPR’s annual report and KPIs (opens as a PDF) (PDF) Found: We worked closely with government ofcials on the Pension Schemes Bill, contributing to provisions on |
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Government Actuary's Department Source Page: Government Actuary's Department annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: pensions landscape and develop proposals for the Pensions Investment Review and the subsequent Pension Schemes Bill |
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Tuesday 4th November 2025
Department for Work and Pensions Source Page: Letter dated 24/10/2025 from Torsten Bell MP to Christopher Chope MP, Emma Lewell MP, Esther McVey MP, Karl Turner MP, Dawn Butler MP regarding the Pension Schemes Bill: clarification of remarks made during committee proceedings. 3p. Document: Letter_to_PSB_Public_Bill_Committee.pdf (PDF) Found: Christopher Chope MP, Emma Lewell MP, Esther McVey MP, Karl Turner MP, Dawn Butler MP regarding the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2025
Thursday 29th January 2026 This update gives an overview of intergovernmental activity of relevance to the Scottish Parliament between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive during quarter four (October to December) of 2025. View source webpage Found: considered Consent decision Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 9/12/2025 Consent provided Pension Schemes Bill |
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Intergovernmental activity update Q3 2025
Thursday 20th November 2025 This update gives an overview of intergovernmental activity of relevance to the Scottish Parliament between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive during quarter three (July to September) of 2025. View source webpage Found: Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill 25 September 2025 Partial consent recommended Pension Schemes Bill |
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Pension Schemes Bill
2 speeches (715 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) consideration of motion S6M-20172, in the name of Shona Robison, on legislative consent for the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech |
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3 speeches (1,797 words) Wednesday 17th December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Johnstone, Alison (NPA - Lothian) motion S6M-20172, in the name of Shona Robison, on a motion on legislative consent for the Pension Schemes Bill - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 17th December 2025 Motion on Legislative Consent: Pension Schemes Bill – UK Legislation - Main Chamber Shona Robison (S6M-20172) That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Pension Schemes Bill, introduced in the House of Commons on 5 June 2025, and subsequently amended, relating to clauses 1 (Asset pool companies), 2 (Asset management) and 5 (Scheme manager governance reviews) of Chapter 1 of Part 1, so far as these matters alter the executive competence of the Scottish Ministers, should be considered by the UK Parliament. Further details available for S6M-20172 Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Wednesday 10th December 2025 Business Motions - Main Chamber Graeme Dey (S6M-20068) That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—Tuesday 16 December 20252.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Dog Theft (Scotland) Billfollowed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Billfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions6.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 17 December 20252.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands; Health and Social Carefollowed by Ministerial Statement: Protecting Children from Harmfollowed by Criminal Justice Committee Debate: Cybercrimefollowed by Motion on Legislative Consent: Pension Schemes Bill – UK Legislationfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.30 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 18 December 202511.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questions12.45 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Portfolio Questions: Social Justice and Housingfollowed by Stage 1 Debate: Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Billfollowed by Motion on Legislative Consent: Sentencing Bill – UK Legislationfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions3.10 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessTuesday 6 January 20262.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions followed by Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee Debate: Legal Aidfollowed by Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Debate: Petition PE2018: Recognise the value of swimming pools and provide financial relief to help keep pools openfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 7 January 20262.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business; Justice and Home Affairsfollowed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.10 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 8 January 202611.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questionsfollowed by Members’ Business2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skillsfollowed by Stage 1 Debate: Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Billfollowed by Financial Resolution: Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Billfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 15 December 2025, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted. Further details available for S6M-20068 Graeme Dey (S6M-20069) That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill at stage 2 be completed by 12 December 2025. Further details available for S6M-20069 Watch on Scottish Parliament TV View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 25th November 2025 9:30 a.m. 30th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private. 2. 2024-25 Annual Reports of the Ethical Standards Commissioner and the Standards Commission for Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Ian Bruce, Ethical Standards Commissioner, Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland; and then from— Lorna Johnston, Executive Director and Suzanne Vestri, Convener, Standards Commission for Scotland. 3. 2024-25 Annual Reports of the Ethical Standards Commissioner and the Standards Commission for Scotland: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 2. 4. Pension Schemes Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider a draft report on legislative consent memorandum LCM-S6-65. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jenny Mouncer on 85980 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 28th October 2025 10 a.m. 29th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 10:00am at T1.40-CR5 The Smith Room and will be broadcast on www.scottishparliament.tv. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 in private. 2. Instruments subject to affirmative procedure: The Committee will consider the following— Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/Draft) 3. Instruments subject to negative procedure: The Committee will consider the following—Qualifications Scotland (Appointment of Initial Members) Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/278)National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SSI 2025/280) 4. Instruments/documents laid for consultation: The Committee will consider the following— Proposed Draft Order: Public Services Reform (Scottish Water) Order 2026 (SG/2025/238) 5. Evidence session with the Minister for Parliamentary Business: The Committee will take evidence from— Graeme Dey, Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans, Steven MacGregor, Head of Parliament and Legislation Unit, Claire Trail, SSI and UK Legislation Team Leader, and Douglas Kerr, Deputy Legislation Co-ordinator, Scottish Government Legal Department, Scottish Government. 6. Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 7. Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 8. Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 9. Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 10. Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Scottish Government's response to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. 11. Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the Legislative Consent Memorandum and powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Bill. 12. Pension Schemes Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider the Legislative Consent Memorandum and powers to make subordinate legislation within devolved competence in the Bill. 13. Contracts (Formation and Remedies) Bill: The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Bill at Stage 1. 14. Evidence Session: The Committee will consider the evidence it heard earlier under agenda item 5. 15. Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider the Member-charge's response to points raised on the delegated powers provisions in this Bill at Stage 1. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Greg Black on 86266 or at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Tuesday 7th October 2025 9:30 a.m. 26th Meeting, 2025 (Session 6) The committee will meet at 9:30am at T4.60-CR6 The Livingstone Room. 1. Decisions on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to takes items 3, 4, 5 and 6 in private. 2. Cabinet Secretary for Housing: portfolio priorities and progress on the Scottish Government’s cladding remediation programme: The Committee will take evidence from— Màiri McAllan, Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Scottish Government Matthew Elsby, Deputy Director, Better Homes, Scottish Government Stephen Lea-Ross, Director, Cladding Remediation, Scottish Government Jess Niven, Interim Deputy Director, Heat in Buildings Policy and Regulation, Scottish Government 3. Cabinet Secretary for Housing: portfolio priorities and progress on the Scottish Government’s cladding remediation programme: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting. 4. Work programme: The Committee will consider its work programme. 5. Pension Schemes Bill (UK Parliament legislation): The Committee will consider its approach to the consideration of the legislative consent memorandum lodged by Shona Robison MSP (LCM-(S6)-65). 6. Scottish Housing Regulator The Committee will consider its approach to the scrutiny of the Scottish Housing Regulator. For further information, contact the Clerk to the Committee, Jenny Mouncer at [email protected] View calendar - Add to calendar |
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PDF - Legislative Consent Memorandum Inquiry: Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Pension Schemes Bill Found: Annex 3 LEGISLATIVE CONSENT MEMORANDUM The Pension Schemes Bill 1. |
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PDF - report Inquiry: Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Pension Schemes Bill Found: The Pension Schemes Bill (“the Bill”) was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 June 2025. |
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PDF - report Inquiry: Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Pension Schemes Bill Found: and Constitution Committee The Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Pension Schemes Bill |
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Monday 10th November 2025 11 a.m. Meeting of Hybrid, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, 10/11/2025 11.00 - 14.30 Public meeting (11.00) 1. Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest (11.00 - 12.00) 2. Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language (12.00) 3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from items 4, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 Private meeting (12.00 - 12.15) 4. Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence Lunch Public meeting (13.00 – 13.05) 5. Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 5.1 SL(6)661 - The Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 5.2 SL(6)662 - The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 5.3 SL(6)663 - The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025 5.4 SL(6)664 - The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Special Tax Sites Relief) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (13.05 - 13.10) 6. Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered 6.1 SL(6)659 - The Climate Change (Net Welsh Emissions Account Credit Limit) (Wales) Regulations 2025 6.2 SL(6)660 - The Climate Change (Carbon Budget) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (13.10 – 13.15) 7. Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement 7.1 Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Meetings of inter-ministerial groups 7.2 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Control of Mercury (Amendment) Regulations 2025 7.3 Written Statement and correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (13.15 – 13.20) 8. Papers to note 8.1 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee: Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill 8.2 Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27 8.3 Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Consultation on Legislative Proposals Relating to the Welsh Tax Acts 8.4 Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: UK Railways Bill 8.5 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: The Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2025 8.6 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) Regulations 2025 Private meeting (13.20 – 13.30) 9. Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Pension Schemes Bill: Draft report (13.30 – 14.00) 10. Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Draft report (14.00 – 14.15) 11. Annual report 2024-25: Draft report (14.15 – 14.20) 12. Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Crime and Policing Bill: Draft report (14.20 – 14.30) 13. Correspondence to the Business Committee: Review of Public Bill and Member Bill processes View calendar - Add to calendar |