§ 36. Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will report on the progress made by the inquiry into provision for retirement.
§ 41. Mr. Aitkenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many representations he has received concerning his Department's inquiry into provision for retirement in the United Kingdom.
§ 44. Mr. Burtasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he hopes to convene his proposed inquiry on the future of pensions.
§ 52. Mr. Galleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is satisfied with the response to his announcement on the future of pensions.
62. Mr. John Mark Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what representations his inquiry into pensions has received about measures he is taking to protect the pension rights of those who change jobs.
§ Dr. BoysonThe inquiry has met twice and has set up a sub-group to look at portable pensions, which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State chairs and of which my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Treasury is a member. The sub-group has also met twice, once in a public session at which it took oral evidence. By 24 January we had received well over 600 representations from members of the public on portable pensions, many of them concerned with the particular problems of early leavers from occupational pension schemes. These will be taken into account when we consider the response to the consultation document on early leavers which we issued on 29 November 1983.