Employer Task Force on Pensions (Hansard, 5 June 2003)

§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham):

The Membership and terms of reference for the task force on pensions are set out below. We expect the task force to report in around 18 months.

Employer Task Force on Pensions: Members Appointed by Andrew Smith on 4 June 2003
Company/Organisation	Member
J Sainsburys plc	Sir Peter Davis
	Group Chief Executive
	Task Force Chairman
BP plc	Dr David Allen
	Group Managing Director
	Task Force Vice Chairman
Acme Whistles	Simon Topman
	Managing Director
Aircraft Research Group	Brian Timmins
	Group Chief Executive
Amicus	Lucy Anderson
	Deputy General Secretary
Co-operative Group	Mervyn K Pedelty
	Chief Executive
Corporation of London	Peter Derrick
	Finance Chamberlain
Emap	Ralph Turner
	Group Benefits Manager
IC1	Philip Gillett
	Tax Controller
Marks & Spencer	Graham Oakley
	Company Secretary
Scottish Catering Enterprises	Susan Karim
	Managing Director
Scottish Power	David Nish
	Finance Director
USDAW	Sir Bill Connor
	General Secretary
Whitbread	Geoff Mellor
	Pensions Director
Wimpey	Anna Edgeworth
	Group HR Director

Terms of Reference

Role

Employer-led body with a mission to increase and extend occupational and private pension provision.

Aim

to work in partnership with government and individuals to help employees achieve security and independence in retirement by identifying and promoting employer-led solutions which enable and encourage employees to save more and for longer;

And to provide the Secretary of State with advice on the role of the employer in the pensions partnership.

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Key Responsibilities

To develop and promote employers' role in pension provision and encourage employees to save, with particular emphasis on:

increasing employees' access to high quality pension schemes;

improving advice available to enable employees to make informed choices;

encouraging employees to take up pension provision;

identifying the needs of specific sectors to develop targeted pensions solutions.

To act as a catalyst in the development and promulgation of best practice; and

To advise the Secretary of State on the role of the employer in the pensions partnership.

Acceptances to Oxford and Cambridge Universities by previous educational establishment
		of which, percentage from
	Total Acceptances¹	Maintained schools and colleges	Independent schools²	Other³	Total
Oxford
1970	2,417	43	55	2	100
1971	2,382	41	55	4	100
1972	2,497	42	55	3	100
1973	2,500	42	53	4	100
1974	2,537	41	53	6	100
1975	2,719	45	52	4	100
1976	2,744	45	52	3	100
1977	2,817	47	50	3	100
1978	2,850	47	50	3	100
1979	2,788	47	50	3	100
1980	2,814	49	48	3	100
1981	2,836	50	47	3	100
1982	2,840	49	47	4	100
1983	2,686	50	47	3	100
1984	2,853	49	48	4	100
1985	3,120	43	54	3	100
1986	2,940	47	45	8	100
1987	3,070	46	46	8	100
1988	3,226	45	48	8	100
1989	3,164	46	46	8	100
1990	3,110	45	48	7	100
1991	3,189	42	48	10	100
1992	3,184	43	49	9	100
1993	3,157	44	47	10	100
1994	3,276	43	46	11	100
1995	2,848	49	51	n.a.	100
1996	2,948	48	52	n.a.	100
1997	2,942	48	52	n.a.	100
1998	3,044	50	50	n.a.	100
1999	2,964	51	49	n.a.	100
2000	2,928	53	47	n.a.	100
2001	2,980	55	45	n.a.	100
2002	3,088	55	45	n.a.	100
Cambridge
1970	2,715	40	57	3	100
1971	2,868	40	53	7	100
1972	2,907	41	52	7	100
1973	2,887	44	49	7	100
1974	2,878	43	50	7	100
1975	2,948	44	49	7	100
1976	3,032	42	52	6	100
1977	3,004	41	52	7	100
1978	3,224	46	46	8	100
1979	3,066	43	47	10	100
1980	3,300	44	45	10	100
1981	2,905	42	49	9	100
1982	2,792	43	48	9	100