A question on #WorkplacePensions tabled by Zöe Franklin on 27-06-2025 has been answered by Torsten Bell.

Heading: Workplace Pensions
Question ID: 1817493
UIN: 63479
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-27
Asking Member ID: 5313
Asking Member display name: Zöe Franklin
Asking Member handle: zoefranklinld
Asking Member Twitter reference: @zoefranklinld
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to safeguard members' benefits when a sponsoring employer seeks to extract pension scheme surpluses.
Is named day: true
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 5069
Answering Member display name: Torsten Bell
Answering Member handle: TorstenBell
Answering Member Twitter reference: @TorstenBell
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Answer text: Currently, some Defined Benefit schemes can already consider releasing their surplus under existing rules. The Pension Schemes Bill will provide more flexibility for trustees of these and other well-funded schemes to safely share some surplus with employe...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true