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Information between 15th July 2025 - 3rd September 2025

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Division Votes
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context
Torsten Bell voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 344 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context
Torsten Bell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 314 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 334 Noes - 54
16 Jul 2025 - Competition - View Vote Context
Torsten Bell voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 313 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 54


Speeches
Torsten Bell speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Torsten Bell contributed 9 speeches (859 words)
Monday 1st September 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Torsten Bell speeches from: Work and Pensions
Torsten Bell contributed 2 speeches (259 words)
Monday 1st September 2025 - Written Corrections
Department for Work and Pensions
Torsten Bell speeches from: Credit Unions
Torsten Bell contributed 1 speech (1,764 words)
Wednesday 16th July 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Work and Pensions
Torsten Bell speeches from: Beer Duty
Torsten Bell contributed 1 speech (1,480 words)
Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Westminster Hall
Department for Work and Pensions



Torsten Bell mentioned

Live Transcript

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15 Jul 2025, 5:12 p.m. - House of Lords
"to the changing needs of the sector, including both tenants and landlords. So, enough information to be helpful, but not so much that only Torsten Bell can understand "
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript


Calendar
Tuesday 2nd September 2025 2 p.m.
Pension Schemes Bill - Oral evidence
Subject: Further to consider the Bill
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Councillor Roger Phillips - Chair at Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board
Robert McInroy - Head of LGPS Client Consulting at Hymans Robertson LLP
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
Helen Forrest Hall - Chief Strategy Officer at Pension Management Institute
Sophia Singleton - President at Society of Pensions Professionals
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
Patrick Heath-Lay - CEO at People’s Partnership
Ian Cornelius - CEO at Nest Corporation
At 3:30pm: Oral evidence
Tim Fassam - Director of Public Affairs at The Phoenix Group
At 3:45pm: Oral evidence
Michelle Osterman - CEO at Pension Protection Fund
Morten Nilsson - Executive Director and CEO at Brightwell
At 4:15pm: Oral evidence
Chris Curry - Director at Pensions Policy Institute
William Wright - Managing Director at New Financial LLP
At 4:45pm: Oral evidence
Mr Roger Sainsbury - Founding Member, Pensions Partner at Deprived Pensioners Association
Mr Terry Monk - Member at Pensions Action Group
At 5:15pm: Oral evidence
Rachel Elwell - CEO at Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
At 5:30pm: Oral evidence
Torsten Bell MP - Minister for Pensions at Department for Work and Pensions
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Parliamentary Debates
Work and Pensions
2 speeches (259 words)
Monday 1st September 2025 - Written Corrections
Department for Work and Pensions
Financial Services Reform
19 speeches (5,416 words)
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 - Lords Chamber
HM Treasury
Mentions:
1: None the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, my honourable friend the Member for Swansea West, Torsten Bell - Link to Speech

Universal Credit Bill
56 speeches (25,002 words)
2nd reading
Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Mentions:
1: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) Chancellor thinks about this.As the Resolution Foundation has stated, the body from whence came Torsten Bell - Link to Speech

Financial Services Reform
56 speeches (8,066 words)
Wednesday 16th July 2025 - Commons Chamber
HM Treasury
Mentions:
1: Emma Reynolds (Lab - Wycombe) Friend the Member for Swansea West (Torsten Bell), so that people can have better savings in retirement - Link to Speech
2: Emma Reynolds (Lab - Wycombe) Friend the Member for Swansea West (Torsten Bell), has secured an ambitious industry-led accord—the Mansion - Link to Speech

Renters’ Rights Bill
124 speeches (26,282 words)
Tuesday 15th July 2025 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Mentions:
1: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) When the Minister, Torsten Bell, began to explain its provisions, he was met with laughter from both - Link to Speech
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) including those of tenants and landlords—enough information to be helpful but not so much that only Torsten Bell - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 2nd September 2025
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2024-25 (as at 1 September 2025)

Business and Trade Committee

Found: Making Work Pay Consultation Package, dated 21 October 2024 Collapse of ISG: Correspondence with Torsten Bell

Thursday 24th July 2025
Report - 2nd Report - Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations

Work and Pensions Committee

Found: range of issues, ending with a session on 4 June, where we heard from Minister for Pensions, Torsten Bell

Thursday 24th July 2025
Report - Large Print - 2nd Report - Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations

Work and Pensions Committee

Found: range of issues, ending with a session on 4 June, where we heard from Minister for Pensions, Torsten Bell

Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Oral Evidence - HM Treasury, HM Treasury, and HM Treasury

Economic Affairs Committee

Found: That is why the Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, has just started that piece of work, led by Suzy Morrissey

Wednesday 16th July 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Work and Pensions

Work and Pensions Committee

Found: Liz Kendall: When Torsten Bell came to speak to the Committee, he said that he was absolutely aware



Bill Documents
Sep. 03 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 3 September 2025
Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _Gov_8 Torsten Bell .

Sep. 02 2025
All proceedings up to 2 September 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage
Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26
Bill proceedings: Commons

Found: First and Second Sittings First and Second Sittings Torsten Bell Agreed to That— 1. the Committee

Sep. 02 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 2 September 2025
Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _Gov_8 Torsten Bell .

Sep. 01 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 1 September 2025
Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _Gov_7 Torsten Bell ★.



Department Publications - Transparency
Friday 29th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Torsten Bell

Friday 29th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2025
Document: (webpage)

Found: 2025 City of London Corporation Dinner No £80 Emma Reynolds 16/07/2025 Santander Dinner No £130 Torsten Bell

Friday 29th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2025
Document: (webpage)

Found: Return Nil Return Andrew Western Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell

Friday 29th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Torsten Bell

Friday 29th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2025
Document: (webpage)

Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Andrew Western Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell

Friday 29th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2025
Document: (webpage)

Found: Return Nil Return Emma Reynolds Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell

Friday 29th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Torsten Bell

Friday 29th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Torsten Bell

Friday 8th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: June 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Torsten Bell

Friday 8th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: June 2025
Document: (webpage)

Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Emma Reynolds Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell

Friday 8th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: June 2025
Document: (webpage)

Found: Return Nil Return Andrew Western Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell

Friday 8th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: June 2025
Document: (webpage)

Found: Return Nil Return Emma Reynolds Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell

Friday 8th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: June 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Torsten Bell

Friday 8th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: June 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Torsten Bell

Friday 8th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: June 2025
Document: (webpage)

Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Andrew Western Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell

Friday 8th August 2025
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: June 2025
Document: View online (webpage)

Found:

Torsten Bell

Monday 21st July 2025
HM Treasury
Source Page: HM Treasury annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025
Document: (PDF)

Found: Torsten Bell MP Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Pensions) The Parliamentary Secretary (Minister



Department Publications - News and Communications
Monday 21st July 2025
Department for Work and Pensions
Source Page: Government revives landmark Pensions Commission to confront retirement crisis that risks tomorrow’s pensioners being poorer than today’s
Document: Government revives landmark Pensions Commission to confront retirement crisis that risks tomorrow’s pensioners being poorer than today’s (webpage)

Found: Minister for Pensions Torsten Bell said: The original Pensions Commission helped get pension saving

Tuesday 15th July 2025
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Source Page: Defra Secretary of State at UK Water Reception
Document: Defra Secretary of State at UK Water Reception (webpage)

Found: Torsten Bell, the Minister for Pensions, and Baroness Jacqui Smith, Minister for Skills, will both be



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Aug. 22 2025
Social Security Advisory Committee
Source Page: The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2025
Document: (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: OFFICIAL – SENSITIVE 1 THE RT HON TORSTEN BELL MP

Jul. 25 2025
Government Actuary's Department
Source Page: GAD and the State Pension age review
Document: GAD and the State Pension age review (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: Pensions Minister Torsten Bell MP said the role of the revived Pensions Commission will be to conduct



Deposited Papers
Friday 29th August 2025
Department for Work and Pensions
Source Page: Letter dated 27/08/2025 from Torsten Bell MP to Rebecca Long-Bailey MP regarding a correction to a response given during the debate on Women’s State Pension Age: Financial Redress. 2p.
Document: 20250827_Letter_to_Rebecca_Long-Bailey_MP_from_MfP.pdf (PDF)

Found: Letter dated 27/08/2025 from Torsten Bell MP to Rebecca Long-Bailey MP regarding a correction to a response




Torsten Bell mentioned in Welsh results


Welsh Senedd Debates
2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
None speech (None words)
Tuesday 15th July 2025 - None


Welsh Senedd Speeches
Tue 15 Jul 2025
No Department
None
2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery

<p>Thank you, Counsel General. I'd like to highlight the concerning issue of the unethical treatment of pensioners, namely those who define benefit pensions accrued before 1997. I've heard from a constituent in Rhyl who is a former Hewlett-Packard employee and is now facing the reality of inflation eroding his retirement income simply because his former employer chooses not to increase pre 1997 benefits in line with inflation, even though they have the discretion and likely financial ability to do so. People who gave decades of service to their employer are seeing their real terms income fall year after year with no legal protection.</p>
<p>Also, the number of pensioners across the UK below the minimum income standard nearly doubled between 2009 and 2022, which is around 20 percent of pensioners. The matter is primarily reserved, and Westminster's Work and Pensions Committee has written to the pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, on this issue. But, major corporations like HP, BP and Shell could be benefiting from public contracts here in Wales, yet choose to treat their former workers so poorly, which raises questions regarding—</p>


Tue 15 Jul 2025
No Department
None
2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery

<p>Thank you. Responsibility, as you said, for pensions lies with the UK Government and is the responsibility of the Department for Work and Pensions. Actually, our Cabinet Secretary for finance is meeting the pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, tomorrow to discuss that, and a number of other issues around pensions affecting the Welsh economy and Welsh pensioners.</p>
<p>In the meantime, the Welsh public sector has made significant advances towards ethical business practices in recent years, ensuring contracts are awarded compliantly with the highest standards of social responsibility. The Welsh Government's legislative framework enables contracting authorities to carry out robust due diligence and access to exclusion grounds to ensure only suppliers which meet robust standards can bid for public contracts. Any suppliers under contract later found to be in breach of their commitments under the Procurement Act 2023 may face penalties, including the termination of contracts and exclusion from future procurement opportunities, and that covers all of the range of people protected by vulnerable people, including pensioners.</p>