Written questions

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

Commons · Question 17048 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 15 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will establish a compensation scheme for Civil Service Pension Scheme members and beneficiaries affected by delayed pension payments, bereavement delays, ill-health retirement delays or financial hard

Answer

Answered by Satvir Kaur, 15 Jul 2026

The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...