Private Sector Pensions Debate

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Alex Burghart

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Private Sector Pensions

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Points of Order
Monday 22nd January 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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People who are concerned about their pensions should take advice from the Pensions Advisory Service. That is the best thing they can do. Obviously, the regulator will look into any incidents that it thinks need to be investigated.

Alex Burghart Portrait Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar) (Con)
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I welcome the Government’s commitment to do more to protect the pensions of private sector workers. Does the Secretary of State agree that it is absolutely necessary to have private sector providers of public services, and that the Government should continue to support them?

Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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Of course it is important that we have the private sector delivering an array of services, because as the world gets more complicated and more specific, we need people with specific skills to go forward and do that. That is the best way to have a well-functioning country.

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