Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 87643

Fire and Rescue Services: Pension Rights

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to increase the pension rights of retired firefighters who retired before 2000 on the retained duty system through their modified pension scheme.

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The Department has no plans to extend pension rights under the modified scheme to retained firefighters who retired before 2000.