Question follow-through · 281

Pensions: Lump Sum Payments

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2004 to ensure that people with enhanced protection are not limited in the amount of pension commen

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
24 Jul 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2004 to ensure that people with enhanced protection are not limited in the amount of pension commen

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    Paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 29 to the Finance Act 2004 provides for a pension commencement lump sum where all or part of a member’s lump sum allowance, and all or part of their lump sum and death benefit allowance, is available. Those with enhanced protect...

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