Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the risk to pensions posed by Melrose's proposed takeover of GKN.

This is a matter for the independent Pensions Regulator which was established by Parliament to provide regulatory oversight of work-based pension schemes, including defined benefit schemes.

It has operational independence and therefore it would not be appropriate for Ministers to become involved in the Regulator’s casework.