Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to Article 18 of EU Directive 41/2003, what steps he has taken to ensure that separation of the pension institution from the administration authorities has been achieved in Local Government Pension Schemes.

We are satisfied that the national legislative framework governing occupational pension schemes, including the local government pension scheme in England and Wales, is consistent with EU Directive 41/2003. I will place a copy of the Government's transposition table for the Directive in the House Library.