Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Social Security and Disability on 17 March (HC119129), which issues were investigated by (1) the Pensions Ombudsman, and (2) the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, in connection with the AEA Technology pension scheme when it was transferred from the public to private sector.

The Pensions Ombudsman investigated a complaint determined in January 2015 concerning the conduct of the trustee of the AEA Technology Pension Scheme (reference PO-4816 can be found on The Pension Ombudsman website).

In its role as the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) Ombudsman, The Pensions Ombudsman considered two references of reviewable matters concerning the PPF and AEA Technology. Both cases are in the public domain and can be found on The Pensions Ombudsman website. The first (reference PPFO-2915), in June 2014, and the second (reference CAS-53012-H6M5), in December 2021.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman investigated complaints about a factsheet produced by the Department for Work and Pensions in response to enquiries from members of the AEA Technology Pension Scheme.