§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to his response of 7 May,Official Report, column 701W, whether his Department will assess the submission to his Department's Pensions Green Paper made by the Pensions Policy Institute on this issue. [119217]
§ Malcolm WicksThe Department for Work and Pensions has assessed all of the comments and feedback received during the Green Paper consultation period and benefited from the many people and organisations who responded. This was the biggest ever consultation on pensions—during which we received some 800 responses from a wide range of groups and individuals. On 11 June, we published "Simplicity, security and choice: Working and saving for retirement. Action on occupational pensions" (Cm 5677) setting out action we will take to improve the security of occupational pensions and make it easier for employers to provide pensions. The document also signposts progress on the rest of our programme of reform on which we will make further announcements in due course.
All of the comments received during this exercise have been assessed.