Workplace Pensions
Commons · Question 112812 · 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, if he will implement safeguards to ensure that release of surplus from defined benefit schemes does not adversely impact the security of accrued benefits.
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 ...