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Monday, 25 July 2022 11:00
MPs brand NHS pension rules a national scandal
The cross-party Health and Social Care Committee has described pension tax rules a “national scandal” in a new report.
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Friday, 13 December 2019 14:33
Election result means Pensions Bill likely to return
The Conservative General Election triumph means the much delayed Pensions Bill is likely to be back in Parliament soon, according to a number of financial services experts.
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Thursday, 24 October 2019 09:29
New chair of Treasury Select Committee revealed
Following Nicky Morgan’s appointment to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, a new chair of the Treasury Select Committee has been selected.
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Monday, 14 October 2019 12:51
Queen’s Speech brings Pensions Dashboard closer
Today’s Queen’s Speech, at the state opening of Parliament today, has brought the Pensions Dashboard closer and unveiled a number of other measures.
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Tuesday, 15 January 2019 15:40
FOS funding ‘will need to change’ FCA tells MPs
The current level of funding and the financial structure of FOS will have to change, FCA chairman Charles Randell told the Treasure Committee today.
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Thursday, 09 August 2018 16:36
‘Wrong’ petition site means dashboard won’t be debated in Parliament
The use of the wrong platform to launch a petition against scrapping the pensions dashboard mean that the issue will not be debated in Parliament, despite surpassing 100,000 signatures.
The petition, which has so far reached 130,768 signatures, was set up on the 38 Degrees website, but to qualify for Parliamentary time petitions must be created on the official petition.parliament.uk website.
Aegon has slammed the process as “smacking of Yes, Minister bureaucracy.”
The petition calls on Work and Pensions Secretary, Esther McVey, to keep to previous Government pronouncements and to follow through with delivery of the pensions dashboard.
Normally once a petition reaches 100,000 signatures it is considered for debate in Parliament, but only if petitions filed use the Government’s petition service.
Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon, said: “It’s ridiculous in this digital age that the Government insists on people using its own petition service to get something debated in Parliament, and smacks of Yes, Minister bureaucracy.
“The pensions dashboard is an important consumer-facing initiative and one that is backed not only by the pension industry but by many others.
“The fact that over 130,000 people have signed the petition in a matter of weeks shows people’s passion for the pensions dashboard and has generated welcome publicity.
“The Government needs to acknowledge this and debate the issue in Parliament.”
The petition, which has so far reached 130,768 signatures, was set up on the 38 Degrees website, but to qualify for Parliamentary time petitions must be created on the official petition.parliament.uk website.
Aegon has slammed the process as “smacking of Yes, Minister bureaucracy.”
The petition calls on Work and Pensions Secretary, Esther McVey, to keep to previous Government pronouncements and to follow through with delivery of the pensions dashboard.
Normally once a petition reaches 100,000 signatures it is considered for debate in Parliament, but only if petitions filed use the Government’s petition service.
Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon, said: “It’s ridiculous in this digital age that the Government insists on people using its own petition service to get something debated in Parliament, and smacks of Yes, Minister bureaucracy.
“The pensions dashboard is an important consumer-facing initiative and one that is backed not only by the pension industry but by many others.
“The fact that over 130,000 people have signed the petition in a matter of weeks shows people’s passion for the pensions dashboard and has generated welcome publicity.
“The Government needs to acknowledge this and debate the issue in Parliament.”
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Friday, 13 May 2016 11:53
Pensions freedoms 'potential trigger for future mass mis-selling'
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Monday, 01 February 2016 12:35
'Shattered retirement plans' to be debated in Parliament
MPs will this afternoon debate claims that retirement plans “have been shattered with devastating consequences” due to transitional state pension arrangements.
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Thursday, 28 May 2015 11:36
'Disappointing that single-tier pension mired in confusion'
Pension firms have called for greater clarity on the state pension, following the Queen’s Speech yesterday.
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Monday, 17 June 2013 12:21
Pensions Bill gets second reading in House of Commons
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