The former work and pensions secretary, James Purnell, whose resignation sparked an attempt to topple the Prime Minister, will leave Parliament at the next General Election.
Pensions Secretary James Purnell has confirmed anyone receiving a payment via the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) will not necessarily have to pay higher rate tax.
The Government should halt the Pensions Bill while it conducts a study into people's savings and how personal accounts will affect them, says Scottish Life's head of pensions strategy Steve Bee.
Secretary of State James Purnell has reappointed Laurie Edmans as a non-executive director of the Pensions Regulator.
IFAonline.tv is hosting a special edition later this month which allows you to put questions to minister for pensions reform James Purnell MP.
IFAonline is hosting special edition of IFAonlineTV next month which will see financial intermediaries discuss proposals for personal accounts with minister for pensions reform James Purnell.
The government has accepted the concerns of opposition parties on pension reform but warns any consensus will have to be accepted by the public.
The government plans to look into whether introducing auto-enrolment to employer schemes now can help tackle undersaving.
Despite a lack of cross-party interaction, the opposition have agreed to take government comments about building a pensions consensus at face value.
The government would like to see the arrangements for low cost personal accounts to be kept at "arms length" from the state when more details are released in a technical paper scheduled for the Autumn, claims the Minister for Pensions Reform.