Workplace Pensions
Commons · Question 112810 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
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
Answered by Torsten Bell, 24 Feb 2026
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 ...