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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 23 Jul 2019
Child Maintenance Service

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) on securing this important debate.

The question of the effectiveness of the CMS is one that my team and I frequently discuss in the office, after yet …..."
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Written Question
Pensions: Consumer Information
Friday 24th May 2019

Asked by: Paul Masterton (Conservative - East Renfrewshire)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding (a) has been and (b) is planned to be allocated to the Money and Pensions Service for the delivery of pensions dashboards in (i) 2019-20 and (ii) each of the three subsequent years from (A) the financial services levy on FCA-regulated firms, (B) the general levy on pension schemes and (C) general taxation.

Answered by Guy Opperman

Pensions dashboard are a priority of this Government. The Government is committed to ensuring that the Money and Pensions Service has the funding necessary to develop the non-commercial dashboard and to work with industry, through the Industry Delivery Group (IDG), to develop the dashboard architecture.

The Money and Pensions Service has £8.2m funding for 2019/20 to begin development of the non-commercial dashboard and the dashboard architecture. This funding consists of:

  • £1.2m from the Department’s Autumn Budget 2018 settlement to cover the initial set up costs for the Industry Delivery Group.
  • £4.7m from the pensions guidance element of the Financial Services Levy.
  • £2.3m from the General Pensions Levy.

We will continue to work with the Money and Pensions Service to understand the future development and ongoing maintenance costs over future years, including over the next three years to ensure sufficient funding is allocated from the levies.

Written Question
Pensions: Consumer Information
Friday 24th May 2019

Asked by: Paul Masterton (Conservative - East Renfrewshire)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how funding for the Money and Pension Service for delivery of pensions dashboards will be allocated between (a) the delivery of a non-commercial dashboard hosted by the Money and Pensions Service and (b) the Industry Delivery group for implementation of the wider project.

Answered by Guy Opperman

Pensions dashboard are a priority of this Government. The Government is committed to ensuring that the Money and Pensions Service has the funding necessary to develop the non-commercial dashboard and to work with industry, through the Industry Delivery Group (IDG), to develop the dashboard architecture.

The Money and Pensions Service has £8.2m funding for 2019/20 to begin development of the non-commercial dashboard and the dashboard architecture. This funding consists of:

  • £1.2m from the Department’s Autumn Budget 2018 settlement to cover the initial set up costs for the Industry Delivery Group.
  • £4.7m from the pensions guidance element of the Financial Services Levy.
  • £2.3m from the General Pensions Levy.

We will continue to work with the Money and Pensions Service to understand the future development and ongoing maintenance costs over future years, including over the next three years to ensure sufficient funding is allocated from the levies.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"4. What steps the Government are taking to support young vulnerable adults in receipt of universal credit who live in supported accommodation. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the Minister to his new role. However, is he aware of an issue with the Universal Credit Regulations 2013, which refer only to English county councils as relevant bodies? Supported accommodation provided by Scottish local authorities is not covered, even though those living in identical circumstances in accommodation …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 May 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"What progress is being made to support more people in East Renfrewshire into an occupational pension scheme through auto-enrolment?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome the Government’s response this morning to the collective defined-contribution scheme consultation. What does it mean for posties in East Renfrewshire, a number of whom are looking forward to meeting the Minister when he comes up to Barrhead on Friday?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 13 Mar 2019
Disability Assessment Services

"I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Gillian Keegan) on securing this debate.

I welcome the Secretary of State’s recent announcement of the change in the assessment process. Face-to-face assessments cause anxiety and distress among our constituents. It is paramount to safeguard the most vulnerable in society from …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Mar 2019
Social Security

"The greatest achievement of the modern capitalist system has been its ability to consistently deliver rising living standards across the globe. With higher living standards come longer lives, and that is absolutely something to be celebrated. Many of us can now look forward to living healthy and fulfilling lives into …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Mar 2019
Social Security

"I should point out that I spent 10 years as a pensions specialist before coming into this place. The hon. Lady is not actually correct. What has happened is that the increase in life expectancy is slowing down. That is not a UK-only phenomenon; it is happening right across the …..."
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