Pension Schemes Bill
Debate between Lord Fuller and Lord KatzMonday 12th January 2026
(2 months, 2 weeks ago)
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Lord Fuller (Con)
May I gently invite the Minister to review the comment he made about the ACCESS pool voluntarily asking to disband itself and then, if necessary, write to me afterwards and make a correction on the record? My understanding is that the ACCESS pool did not wish to be disbanded and, in fact, the response to the fit-for-the-future consultation was that the ACCESS pool’s
“proposal does not meet the Government’s vision for the future of the LGPS”.
There was compulsion; it was not voluntary.
Lord Katz (Lab)
I had better write to the noble Lord. I am afraid I do not have the details of that particular case to hand, but it is our understanding that it was coming from a voluntary perspective. But rather than speculating—I do not have the details here—I am very happy to write to him with more detail.