§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests for information the(a) police pension scheme and (b) fireman's pension scheme have received from pension providers undertaking reviews of pension transfers and opt-outs; in how many cases all appropriate information has been supplied; what is the average length of time taken to supply such information; and what moratorium has been introduced on supplying such information. [3348]
§ Mr. MacleanThe details requested are not held centrally. It is Government policy that assisting pension providers with their review should not impose a burden on the taxpayer. We hope that the necessary amendments can be made soon to the Police Pensions Act 1976 and the Fire Services Act 1947 to enable police and fire 241W authorities to deal with the inquiries of personal pension providers in return for a reasonable charge to recover the administrative costs involved.