Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
Commons · Question 112098 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Derek Twigg
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether officials in his Department had discussions with MOD officials on the suitability of Capita to run government contracts prior to the award of the Civil Service pensions contract.
Answer
Answered by Satvir Kaur, 6 Mar 2026
The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The then Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Jeremy Quin MP, had overall responsibility for...