Question follow-through · 13981
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on extending the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023 to (a) include auto-
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 28 Nov 2024 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on extending the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023 to (a) include auto-
14 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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28 Nov 2024
Answer published
Security in retirement is a key priority for this Government. AE has seen over 11.1 million people automatically enrolled into a workplace pension to date and more than 2.4 million employers have complied with their legal duties. This has helped to delive...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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