Industry welcomes appointment of Torsten Bell as pensions minister

Industry says minister’s appointment comes during a ‘critical’ year for pensions policy

Martin Richmond
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(Top row:) Kate Smith and Gareth Tancred (Bottom row:) Steve Webb and Zoe Alexander
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(Top row:) Kate Smith and Gareth Tancred (Bottom row:) Steve Webb and Zoe Alexander

The pensions industry has welcomed the appointment of Torsten Bell as the new pensions minister.

Bell, who was elected as the MP for Swansea West in last year's election, succeeds Emma Reynolds as parliamentary secretary in HM Treasury and parliamentary undersecretary in the Department for Wor...

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