§ Mr. GroganTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when the Government intends to lay regulations before the House amending the Pensions Act 1995 and the Occupational Pension Schemes (Equal Treatment) Regulations to reflect the time limits of the European Court of Justice ruling in he Preston case. [169883]
§ Malcolm WicksDraft regulations were prepared and issued for consultation in July last year. They will be finalised as soon as possible but in the meantime employment tribunals are making decisions in light of the judgments of the courts about access to pension schemes.