Question follow-through · 24516

Pension Funds

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation entitled Trust-based pension schemes: Trustees and governance, building a stronger future, which closed on 5 March 2026.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to publish a response to the consultation entitled Trust-based pension schemes: Trustees and governance, building a stronger future, which closed on 5 March 2026.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    We are continuing to analyse responses to the consultation to support policy development and will publish the Government's response in due course.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to retire aviation apprenticeship standards for certain posts on (a) youth employment and (b) opportunities for skills expansion.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Aviation: Apprentices

10 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Skills England undertakes structured engagement with employers in the aviation sector before the proposed retirement of apprenticeship standards.