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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care (Baroness Merron) (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 April 2025

Debate

NHS Pensions

Contribution

It may be helpful if I respond to the noble Lord by saying that a compensation scheme is already in place to cover direct financial losses, certain HMRC interest charges and the costs of financial and accountancy advice. On the specific point that the noble Lord raises, I will be very pleased to answer further on the response of my honourable friend in the other place. It is also important to remember that this arises from a reform to public service pension schemes in 2014 and 2015 under the coalition Government. As part of those reforms, older pension scheme members were given protections enabling them to stay in legacy schemes, but younger members were moved on to reformed schemes. Therefore, legal cases were brought, and the Court of Appeal found against the then Government. We are dealing with an inherited situation, and we are working at pace to get the right things to people, but also in order that people do not lose out.

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