Question follow-through · 30336
Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of the statutory framework governing surplus extraction under the Pension Schemes Act 2026 for providing sufficient protection for scheme members, and (b) the potential impact of the fact that there is no requirement for members to receive a share of released surplus before payments are made to sponsoring employers on protections for scheme members.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 15 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Oct 2026
- Answer
- No published answer in this record
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Recorded timeline
15 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of the statutory framework governing surplus extraction under the Pension Schemes Act 2026 for providing sufficient protection for scheme members, and (b) the potential impact of the fact that there is no requirement for members to receive a share of released surplus before payments are made to sponsoring employers on protections for scheme members.
12 Oct 2026
Target answer date
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Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
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