Information between 15th July 2025 - 3rd September 2025
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Division Votes |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 View calendar - Add to calendar |
Parliamentary Debates |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 ★. |
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Friday 29th August 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Register of Ministers’ Gifts and Hospitality: July 2025 Document: View online (webpage) Found: Found: 2025 City of London Corporation Dinner No £80 Emma Reynolds 16/07/2025 Santander Dinner No £130 Torsten Bell Found: Return Nil Return Andrew Western Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell Found: Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Andrew Western Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell Found: Return Nil Return Emma Reynolds Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell Found: Found: Found: Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Emma Reynolds Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell Found: Return Nil Return Andrew Western Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell Found: Return Nil Return Emma Reynolds Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell Found: Found: Found: Return Nil Return Nil Return Andrew Western Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Nil Return Torsten Bell Found: Found: Torsten Bell MP
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Department Publications - News and Communications |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Welsh Senedd Debates |
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2. Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
None speech (None words) Tuesday 15th July 2025 - None |
Welsh Senedd Speeches |
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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> |
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> |