Pensions minister to investigate BP Pension Fund dispute

Minister says investigation will look to see if regulation is ‘working as intended’

Martin Richmond
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Pensions minister Paul Maynard

Pensions minister Paul Maynard has announced his intention to investigate the ongoing dispute between the BP Pensioner Group and the BP Pension Fund.

In a parliamentary debate held in Westminster Hall yesterday (17 January), MP for Orkney and Shetland Alistair Carmichael briefed Maynard on the dispute and accused BP of "dealing from the bottom o...

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