Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has plans to lower the pension age for prison officers from 67 to 60.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
To consider introducing a lower normal pension age for prison officers, would require a change to legislation and as the Civil Service Pension covers a number of government departments and agencies, any legislative change to the scheme would affect all members of the Civil Service Pension and not just prison officers.
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has any plans to introduce a mandatory retirement age for prison officers.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
There are no plans to introduce a mandatory retirement age for prison officers.
For Government to consider introducing a mandatory pension age would require a change to legislation and as the Civil Service Pension covers a number of government departments and agencies, any legislative change to the scheme would affect all members of the Civil Service Pension and not just prison officers.
Members of the Civil Service Pension scheme are able to apply for retirement at any time after reaching the age of 55. However, their pension would be actuarially reduced to take into account the fact that their pension benefits would be paid for longer due to taking early retirement.
Introducing a mandatory retirement age for prison officers could lead to potential age discrimination claims being brought against the service.
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes to the Ogden tables and discount rates on the cost of insurance policies to consumers.
Answered by Oliver Heald
On 7 December, the Lord Chancellor informed the market that the result of her review of the discount rate for personal injury claims would be announced by 31 January, following consultation. This has taken longer than anticipated, so it is not yet possible to make an announcement. However, the Lord Chancellor remains committed to making an announcement in February.
Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate how much money his Department has spent in Morecambe and Lunesdale constituency since May 2010.
Answered by Mike Penning
The information cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.