§ Mr WebbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the value was of duplicate National Insurance payments made into personal pension plans triggered by the NIRS2 computer system; and if he will make a statement; [79951]
792W(2) what the value was of duplicate National Insurance payments that were recovered from personal pension plans that were triggered by the NIRS2 computer system. [79953]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe value of payments affected is £61.95m. The vast majority of this has been recovered from the pension schemes affected.
§ Mr WebbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many personal pension plans received duplicate National Insurance payments triggered by the NIRS2 computer system; [79952]
(2) how many personal pension plans were recovered from which duplicate National Insurance payments triggered by the NIRS2 computer system; and what action his Department took to inform (a) individuals and (b) the managers of personal pension plans that duplicate National Insurance payments triggered by the NIRS2 computer system would be recovered. [79954]
§ Dawn PrimaroloUp to 1255 pension schemes were affected and we have recovered any amount overpaid from the vast majority of these. We have worked very closely with the pension industry's representative bodies and with the individual pension schemes affected to keep them informed and to consider how they should best deal with their individual members.