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Pension Schemes Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 27 January 2015. It occurred during Debate on bills on Pension Schemes Bill.

No, I do not think that that is the intention. We believe, and are confident, that everybody will have been trained to a level at which they can give appropriate advice. It would be completely impractical and unnecessary to proceed as the noble Lord suggests. I can assure him that the Treasury is working extremely closely and collaboratively with the guidance bodies to design the service and ensure that we are ready for April. Are we confident that we will be? Yes, we are.

The noble Lord asked a number of other questions. Could I confirm that we expect a typical advice session to last 45 minutes? Yes, we can. He asked whether people would be able to go back and get a second bite of the cherry. We have already said that that will be possible, although we hope that if people do not have all the guidance they need, directing them to the website will deal with a lot of second-order issues.

The noble Lord outlined his understanding of the complaints procedure. I believe that the way he outlined it is correct. If not, I will write to him—I need to read it first.

The noble Lord also asked about operating hours, which are still being finalised.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
759 cc156-7 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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