§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many responses were received to her Department's invitation for contributions to the Pension Review; and if she will place in the Library lists of those who have responded and those to whom individual invitations to respond were sent. [15955]
§ Mr. DenhamThe public consultation exercise and the first part of the Pensions Review ended on 31 October. Responses are still coming in but to date we have received approximately 1,700 responses from pensions providers, employers, employees, consumers, pensions experts and pensioners themselves.
A list of the organisation invited to respond to the Pension Review and a list of those organisations who submitted their views has been placed in the Library. Approximately 1,300 individuals, mostly pensioners, also submitted their responses.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will place in the Library copies of the contributions which her Department has received on the Pensions Review. [15959]
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§ Mr. DenhamA number of the responses to the Review were submitted on a confidential basis. It is a matter for the respondents—pensions providers, employers, employees, consumers, pensions experts and pensioners—whether to make their responses public.
A list of organisations who have responded has been placed in the Library. The Department is prepared to make publicly available individual responses to the Pensions Review, provided the organisation or individual who responded is agreeable.