HC Deb 07 February 1966 vol 724 c27
50. Mrs. Shirley Williams

asked the Minister of Labour what action he is contemplating to make all pensions, including pensions for people in executive and supervisory posts, transferable as between firms.

Mr. Thornton

A committee of my right hon. Friend's National Joint Advisory Council has now reported on the question of the preservation of pension rights on change of employment. The Council has agreed that the report should be published and will be discussing it at its next meeting in April.

Mrs. Williams

I thank my hon. Friend for that Answer, but is he aware of the urgency of this matter and especially of the need to redeploy people of skill on both sides of industry in order to achieve the economic aims of the Government?

Mr. Thornton

I can assure my hon. Friend that we are pushing forward with this as a matter of urgency.

Sir B. Craddock

Can we take it from the Minister's Answer that the Government will support the Bill on this subject which I hope to introduce on 22nd April?

Mr. Thornton

I can give no commitment on that point.