Question follow-through · 106678

Pension Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the Report Stage of the Pension Schemes Bill on 3 December 2025, whether the guidance on fi

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
22 Jan 2026
Answer
22 Jan 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the Report Stage of the Pension Schemes Bill on 3 December 2025, whether the guidance on fi

  2. 22 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring that private pension trustees have a clear, range of guidance, with the objective of supporting consideration of wider factors within their existing legal obligations. This will include clarification and practical s...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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