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answer text: The information requested is as follows: (a) Details of meetings with external organisations held by DWP ministers are published quarterly, three months in arrears, on GOV.UK as part of this Government's transparency drive. Information relating to October to December 2013 is due to be published in April 2014. (b) In the last four months Department for Work and Pensions officials have met representatives from the CBI four times, representatives from the TUC on five occasions, representatives from Which? nine times, representatives from the NAPF on 13 occasions, and representatives from Age UK three times. Officials have also met with some NAPF members. Discussions have covered research findings, pension protection following transfer of employment, definition of money purchase benefits, the new TPR objective, GMP conversion and equalisation; complex multi employer schemes, automatic transfers; commission; proposals outlined in the consultation on charging; risk sharing, scheme quality; and decumulation. The above lists are not exhaustive, as officials also have contact with stakeholders from across the industry through working groups, roundtables, open workshops, and other collective forums.
answer given date: 2014-02-11+00:00
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