HC Deb 16 February 1993 vol 219 cc172-3W
Mr. Sproat

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list all those non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible which have the power to compel individuals, firms, companies or other institutions to carry out their instructions at the expense of the individuals, firms, companies or other institutions, and also to charge fees for the cost to the non-departmental public bodies of assessing the work which needed to be done.

Miss Widdecombe

Certain occupational and personal pension schemes are required to register, at their own expense, with the Occupational Pensions Board acting as pensions registrar and to pay a levy which is collected by the registrar to meet part of the cost of various consumer protection measures.