§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the ability of divorcing couples to arrange pension splitting under the Family Law Act 1996 provisions where their pensions are governed by the new England and Wales law, or one is so governed while the other is governed by Northern Ireland law; and if he will make a statement. [38297]
§ Mr. MossNone. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security proposes to publish a Green Paper to consult on the implications of pension splitting, and to bring forward firm proposals for its implementation. It is our intention to bring forward legislation to allow for pension splitting to be implemented in Northern Ireland from the same date as in England and Wales.