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"We must do something, this is something, therefore we must do this," is the politician's fallacy famously expounded by Sir Humphrey Appleby in the BBC sitcom Yes, Prime Minister.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has told the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) it has launched a probe to decide whether there is any basis for using its anti-avoidance powers with regards to Carillion.

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEISC) will hold two sessions to probe why Carillion went into liquidation.

Barclays Bank has defended plans to move its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme to its investment banking arm once it splits in April.

Carillion's 13 UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes had a combined £2.6bn buyout deficit upon its collapse on 15 January, according to an analysis for Sky News.

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has extended its deadline for written submissions for its inquiry into collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes.

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has said a cold-calling ban could be in place by summer if the government heeds its suggestions.

A "special" evidence hearing will be held by the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) in order to probe "questionable approaches and unsuitable advice" given to British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members

The government has spent £13.25m on advertising for Pension Wise since 2014, with an additional £4.5m planned this tax year.

A ban on pensions cold-calling will be in place before the start of the next decade, a Treasury minister has told the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC).