Question follow-through · 69136

Hewlett-Packard: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with Hewlett Packard on the change in value of pre-1997 pension scheme members’ pensions; and what steps she is taking to support affected pensioners.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
18 Jul 2025
Target answer date
22 Jul 2025
Answer
23 Jul 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with Hewlett Packard on the change in value of pre-1997 pension scheme members’ pensions; and what steps she is taking to support affected pensioners.

  2. 22 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Department for Work and Pensions has had no discussions with Hewlett Packard on this issue. Discretionary increases in benefits above the statutory minimum and those required by scheme rules are a matter for the scheme sponsor and trustees.Most scheme...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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