Police Pension Liabilities Debate

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Ruth George

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Police Pension Liabilities

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Assessment and Treatment Units: Vulnerable People
Tuesday 6th November 2018

(6 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Hurd Portrait Mr Hurd
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Yes, and that is absolutely the underlying motivation of what the Treasury has announced.

Ruth George Portrait Ruth George (High Peak) (Lab)
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The police pension deficit is in no small part due to this Government’s policies of forcing experienced officers into early retirement and reducing the number of current serving officers by 21,000. Should the Government not shoulder the responsibility for the impact on the contributions that are required?

Nick Hurd Portrait Mr Hurd
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No, the proposed adjustments to the discount rates are independent advice based on adjustments to projected growth rates of the economy—growth rates that I would hope will be significantly higher than they would under a Labour Government.

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