Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 32341

Local Government Pension Scheme

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Local Government Pension Scheme on levels of economic growth in local communities.

Answer

Jim McMahon
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) already invests approximately 30% of its assets in the UK, as part of its duty to invest to pay pensions. The government believes that the LGPS can make a distinctive contribution to local economic growth buildin...

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