TRUTH IS OUT TORSTEN!
Pre-97 Alliance’s response to Torsten Bell and the attitude of parent companies to pensions trustee requests. Also our response to the recent statements from the Society
Our amendment to Bill 255 has arrived!
Special thanks to Dame Nia Griffith, Labour MP for Llanelli, and Elaine Stewart, Labour MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, who were both instrumental in making this possible. Pension
Short summary of the Pre-97 issue.
Pre-1997 Injustice The Minister will be well aware that there is no requirement for pension indexation for service before 1997. The Pre-1997 Alliance speaks for
Requesting MP support for amendment NC22, Pensions Schemes Bill 255
Please see below the email we would like you to send to your MP. It is fairly lengthy and includes a couple of links to
Activity over September and October
HPPA and the Pre-97 Alliance members created several important high-profile events throughout September and October. It began with Patricia & David Carson contacting Elaine Stewart, the Labour MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock right after her election in July 2024.
Bracknell MP pushes for a fair deal for pensioners | Bracknell News
Bracknell News October 2024 – Peter Swallow MP calls for Pension Justice.
We give evidence to the Work & Pensions Select Committee
Patricia Kennedy (HPPA), Caroline Emery (AMEX) & Jonathan Popper (BPPG) give evidence to the Work & Pensions Select Committee on 22 October 2025
i Paper news article
The link below is to an article in the iPaper by Adam Forrest. It is behind a firewall but you will find the text below.
Please make sure your MP knows about the invitation to the event at the House of Lords on 29 Oct. Details follow –
Invitation The leaders of the Pre-97 Pension Justice Alliance, representing the 50000, would like to speak with you informally about their situation. Sponsored by Lord
How to keep up with the campaign: as easy as 1,2,3!
You may have noticed that the pace of the campaign has accelerated. As Pensions
Schemes Bill 255 continues its path through Parliament, with an expected vote by
the end of the 2025, we are making and taking every opportunity possible for Pre-97
pension justice.
We delivered the evidence on 22 October
Pat Kennedy delivered oral evidence to the Work & Pensions Select Committee on 22 Oct.
Pension Press articles 2025
General Press Articles In Depth: The battle for pre-1997 indexation [updated] | In Depth | Pensions Expert AMNT urges trustees to support reform of ‘unfair’
INSTRUCTIONS FOR HPPA & PRE-97 ALLIANCE MEMBERS
We have unprecedented opportunities to influence change for Pre-97 pension justice right now. HPPA & the Pre-97 Alliance needs you to write another letter with
HPPA meeting with Pension Plan Trustees
A constructive meeting The annual meeting between HPPA and the HP Pension Scheme Trustees took place during September with HPPA members Suzanne Ingman, Brian Lawrence,
New Administrators of HP Pension Fund
As some of you know HPE recently changed the administration of the Pension Fund from Equiniti to Trafalgar House. If you need to get in
Pre 97 Alliance You Tube Baby is 1 month old
The You Tube channel, brain child of HPPA member Benny Placido, is now 1 month old and very healthy. Little “Pre-97 Pension Justice” already has
Portcullis House “Drop In” Event at Parliament on 9/9/25
Portcullis House “Drop In” Event at Parliament on 9/9/25 Elaine Stewart said “I have heard from many of my constituents who find themselves in hardship due