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Peter Kyle
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(8 years, 6 months ago)
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Peter Kyle (Hove) (Lab)
According to the Department’s own figures, pension contributions by the self-employed have fallen year on year for the past five years. What is the Secretary of State going to do to reverse that trend?
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Shailesh Vara)
We are liaising with companies and individuals and also ensuring that people take some individual responsibility, by looking at their statements and contributions and thinking ahead. We are also encouraging companies to be proactive and to ensure that their workers take part in the auto-enrolment process and that those workers are protected.