Live Debate Pensions Automatic Enrollment

EVIDENCE SESSION: Pensions automatic enrolment

9.30am, Wednesday 24 February 2016, The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

The Committee is holding the second of three evidence sessions in its inquiry into Pensions automatic enrolment.

Purpose of this session

In the first of two panels, the Work and Pensions Committee takes evidence from small business representatives regarding how best to support smaller employers meet their automatic enrolment duties. During the second panel of the session, the Committee will consider the suitability of the wider automatic enrolment policy, specifically in relation to those for whom automatic enrolment is unlikely to increase their pension provision, taking evidence from various industry experts and advisers.

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Witnesses:

At 9.30 am

· Ian Cass, Managing Director, Forum of Private Business

· Mike Cherry, Policy Director, Federation of Small Businesses

· James Lowman, Chief Executive, Association of Convenience Stores

At 10.15am

· Yvonne Braun, Director, Long Term Savings Policy, Association of British Insurers

· David Fairs, Chairman, Association of Consulting Actuaries

· Tim Sharp, Pensions Policy Officer, Trade Union Congress

· Thomas Brooks, Senior Policy Researcher, Citizens Advice

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Committee Membership is as follows:

Frank Field (Labour, Birkenhead) (Chair); Heidi Allen (Conservative, South Cambridgeshire); Mhairi Black (Scottish National Party, Paisley and Renfrewshire South); Ms Karen Buck, (Labour, Westminster North); Neil Coyle (Labour, Bermondsey and Old Southwark); John Glen (Conservative, Salisbury); Richard Graham (Conservative, Gloucester); Craig Mackinlay (Conservative, South Thanet); Steve McCabe (Labour, Birmingham Selly Oak); Jeremy Quin (Conservative, Horsham); Craig Williams (Conservative, Cardiff North).