14057 1996-97 353 Eddie Loyden 1996-12-16 That this House notes the determination of the Pensions Ombudsman dated 6th September 1996, which stated that an amendment to the winding-up clause of the BEST Pension Fund, which transferred a surplus of ú168 million to the Department of Transport, was 'obtained through a breach of the company's duty of good faith and through a threat to commit a fraud on a power' and his direction that the New Trustee should take 'without delay, all practicable steps to obtain the return of the monies with interest at an equitable rate'; further notes that this raiding of the pension fund surplus has effectively deprived the former employees of the National Bus Company of much-needed improvements to the pensions to which they contributed during their working lives; is deeply concerned that the Secretary of State for Transport is unwilling to comply with the Trustee's request to return their money without the Trustee, a civil servant in the Department of Transport, taking the matter to the High Court; is aware that this action is just one example of the Government raiding pension fund surpluses during the privatisation of former public utilities; and calls on the Government to comply with the spirit of the Ombudsman's direction in respect of the BEST Pension Fund forthwith. Eddie Loyden 1996-12-16 Proposed Liverpool, Garston Maria Fyfe 1996-12-16 Signed Glasgow, Maryhill Kevin McNamara 1996-12-16 Signed Kingston upon Hull North Eric Martlew 1996-12-16 Signed Carlisle David Marshall 1996-12-16 Signed Glasgow, Shettleston Robert Parry 1996-12-16 Signed Liverpool, Riverside Max Madden 1996-12-16 Signed Bradford West John Cummings 1996-12-17 Signed Easington John Evans 1996-12-17 Signed St Helens North Mike Hall 1996-12-17 Signed Warrington South Harry Barnes 1996-12-17 Signed North East Derbyshire Hugh Bayley 1996-12-17 Signed York, City of George Stevenson 1996-12-17 Signed Stoke-on-Trent South Paddy Tipping 1996-12-17 Signed Sherwood David Winnick 1996-12-17 Signed Walsall North Michael Connarty 1996-12-17 Signed Falkirk East David Clelland 1996-12-17 Signed Tyne Bridge Keith Bradley 1996-12-17 Signed Manchester, Withington Dennis Skinner 1996-12-17 Signed Bolsover Peter Hardy 1996-12-17 Signed Wentworth John Heppell 1996-12-17 Signed Nottingham East Robert Hughes 1996-12-17 Signed Aberdeen North Eric Illsley 1996-12-17 Signed Barnsley Central Barry Jones 1996-12-17 Signed Alyn & Deeside Ken Livingstone 1996-12-17 Signed Brent East Bill Michie 1996-12-17 Signed Sheffield, Heeley Jeff Ennis 1996-12-18 Signed Barnsley East Bill Etherington 1996-12-18 Signed Sunderland North Win Griffiths 1996-12-18 Signed Bridgend Gerry Steinberg 1996-12-18 Signed Durham, City of Audrey Wise 1996-12-18 Signed Preston Ian Davidson 1996-12-18 Signed Glasgow, Govan Jim Cunningham 1996-12-18 Signed Coventry South East Eric Clarke 1996-12-18 Signed Midlothian Colin Pickthall 1996-12-18 Signed West Lancashire Peter Pike 1996-12-18 Signed Burnley Alan Meale 1996-12-18 Signed Mansfield Rhodri Morgan 1996-12-18 Signed Cardiff West Michael Clapham 1996-12-18 Signed Barnsley West & Penistone Roland Boyes 1997-01-13 Signed Houghton and Washington Lawrence Cunliffe 1997-01-13 Signed Leigh Dennis Turner 1997-01-14 Signed Wolverhampton South East Alice Mahon 1997-01-14 Signed Halifax Terry Lewis 1997-01-14 Signed Worsley Roy Hughes 1997-01-14 Signed Newport East Helen Jackson 1997-01-15 Signed Sheffield, Hillsborough Brian Jenkins 1997-01-15 Signed Staffordshire South East Gordon Oakes 1997-01-15 Signed Halton Jean Corston 1997-01-15 Signed Bristol East Norman Godman 1997-01-16 Signed Greenock and Port Glasgow Nick Harvey 1997-01-16 Signed North Devon Donald Anderson 1997-01-17 Signed Swansea East Rachel Squire 1997-01-20 Signed Dunfermline West Elfyn Llwyd 1997-01-20 Signed Meirionnydd Nant Conwy Kenneth Eastham 1997-01-20 Signed Manchester, Blackley Robert Wareing 1997-01-20 Signed Liverpool, West Derby Peter Hain 1997-01-21 Signed Neath Jimmy Dunnachie 1997-01-21 Signed Glasgow, Pollok Terry Rooney 1997-01-21 Signed Bradford North Gareth Wardell 1997-01-23 Signed Gower Martyn Jones 1997-01-30 Signed Clwyd South West Alex Carlile 1997-02-11 Signed Montgomery Joan Walley 1997-02-11 Signed Stoke-on-Trent North Terry Davis 1997-03-05 Signed Birmingham, Hodge Hill Andrew MacKinlay 1997-03-10 Signed Thurrock