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Question on Teachers Pensions from House of Commons answered

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Published on: 24 March 2021

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LNB News 24/03/2021

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Issue Date: 24 March 2021

Published Date: 24 March 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England

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The answer to a question asked in the House of Commons by Gareth Thomas, Labour MP for Harrow West, for the Treasury, has been published. The questions concerned whether further discussions and consultations took place as part of the 2014 review of survivor benefits in public sector pension schemes. The answer, provided by John Glen, Conservative MP for Salisbury, stated that there was no further external consultation, although now that a claim has been brought against the Teacher’s Pension Scheme, the Department of Education will consult on regulatory amendments which would ensure that surviving opposite-sex partners would be treated equally to surviving same-sex partners of female members.

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