Commission to tackle 'unsustainable' public sector pensions

Chancellor George Osborne said he had appointed Lord John Hutton (pictured) - the former Labour secretary of state for work and pensions secretary, who was ennobled in the dissolution honours - to lead the commission. Chancellor George Osborne said the commission would undertake a "fundamental structural review" of public service pension provision in time for the 2011 Budget. He said it would produce an interim report in September 2010 ahead of the Government's spending review. The commission will make recommendations on how public service pensions can be made sustainable and affor...