Pensions Reform

I warmly welcome the statement, and everything that my right hon. Friend has said. May I ask specifically about the help that he will give to, for instance, the workers at Allied Steel and Wire—whose headquarters were in my constituency—who lost their pensions when the company collapsed? I am grateful to my right hon. Friend and the Chancellor for listening to the representations made by my hon. Friends the Members for Cardiff, West (Kevin Brennan) and for Sittingbourne and Sheppey (Derek Wyatt), by me and by others, and for giving such a major boost to the financial assistance scheme. Will he tell me how individuals will learn about their specific circumstances, so that they can be certain about their futures: must they apply, or will they be approached by the Department?