Susan Murray MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Pension Funds: Fossil FuelsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuel-related holdings; and what plans she has to (a) encourage phased divestment from fossil
Answer: While the Department does not hold data on the proportion of UK pension scheme assets invested in fossil fuels, our largest pension schemes are mandated to conduct climate scenario analysis and report on their climate-related financial risks, including th...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWorking Hours: HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) increase awareness of and (b) mitigate the health risks faced by night workers.
Answer: Reducing ill health at work is an important area of focus for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) as outlined in their strategic objectives. One of the ways this is achieved is supporting employers to protect their workers’ health and keep them in the w...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the risk that the Collect and Pay service charge system can be used to place additional financial pressure on the paying parent.
Answer: All parents are given the option to use the Direct Pay service, where no fees apply. If a paying parent pays on time and in full on Direct Pay and there is no reason to believe they would be unlikely to pay; they cannot be forced to use the Collect and Pa...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost difference between the (a) paying and (b) receiving parents for the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service charge.
Answer: Collection fees only apply to the Collect and Pay service and are intended to provide both parents with an incentive to collaborate, and offset the cost of the scheme. Entry to the service is permitted if either both parents agree to it, or if the paying ...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Child Maintenance Service Collect and Pay service fees on families.
Answer: The Government is dedicated to ensuring parents meet their obligations to children, taking robust enforcement action against those who do not. Cases in Collect & Pay represent the most difficult cases, as many of these have been unwilling to pay volun...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the Child Maintenance Service charges parents to use the Collect and Pay system.
Answer: Collection fees were introduced in 2014, with the objectives of subsidising the cost of the service; encouraging greater parental collaboration and more family-based arrangements; and encouraging compliance.
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of fees to use the Child Maintenance Service's Collect and Pay system on people using that system.
Answer: The Government is dedicated to ensuring parents meet their obligations to children, taking robust enforcement action against those who do not.Cases in Collect & Pay represent the most difficult cases, as many of these have been unwilling to pay volunt...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing measures to support pensioners whose defined benefit schemes are underfunded.
Answer: The UK has a robust and flexible regime for protecting defined benefit (DB) pensions. Sponsoring employers are ultimately responsible for meeting the promised pensions and DB pension schemes are subject to the statutory funding objective which requires th...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the financial status of people (a) who received pre-1997 defined benefit pensions and (b) who received payments from schemes with mandatory increases.
Answer: Analysis by the Pensions Regulator estimates that, as of 31 March 2023, more than three quarters of schemes provide indexation on scheme benefits accrued before 6 April 1997. This is in addition to any Guaranteed Minimum Pension rights accrued between 198...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: InflationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of retirees affected by the lack of statutory inflation protection for pre-1997 defined benefit pensions.
Answer: Analysis carried out by the Pensions Regulator estimates that, as of 31 March 2023, 23 per cent of private-sector occupational Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes have no indexation applied to pre-1997 benefits. However, this is in addition to any Guaran...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to encourage private pension schemes to voluntarily offer inflation protection for pre-1997 defined benefit pension entitlements.
Answer: It is for sponsoring employers to decide on what pension benefits they offer, provided they meet minimum standards. Scheme rules set out how the scheme should be run. It would not be appropriate for the Government to interfere in decisions made by individ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: InflationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to address the lack of statutory inflation protection for pre-1997 defined benefit pension entitlements.
Answer: It is for sponsoring employers to decide on what pension benefits they offer, provided they meet minimum standards. Scheme rules set out how the scheme should be run. It would not be appropriate for the Government to interfere in decisions made by individ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordWorkplace Pensions: Index LinkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of regulations not subjecting pre-1997 defined benefit pensions to statutory indexation on the financial wellbeing of pensioners.
Answer: Analysis by the Pensions Regulator estimates that, as of 31 March 2023, more than three quarters of schemes provide indexation on scheme benefits accrued before 6 April 1997. This is in addition to any Guaranteed Minimum Pension rights accrued between 198...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, whether co
Answer: I was the first Minister in 8 years to meet the WASPI campaign group and listen to their concerns. We need time to review and consider the Ombudsman’s report along with the evidence provided during the investigation. Once this work has been undertaken, th...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
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