Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 112810

Workplace Pensions

Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal DemocratHenley and Thame

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for her policies of the role of (a) trustees and (b) sponsoring employers in decision-making on surplus extraction in defined benefit pension sc

Answer

Torsten Bell
The Pension Schemes Bill will enable more trustees of well-funded defined benefit pension schemes to share surplus with employers and deliver better outcomes for members. Trustees, working with the sponsoring employer, will be responsible for determining ...

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