Examination of Witnesses

Part of Pension Schemes Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 3:45 pm on 2 September 2025.

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Michelle Ostermann:

I am the chief executive of the Pension Protection Fund. We were created by legislation in 2004; we have been in existence for 20 years. We manage a little less than Brightwell does, £30 billion. We are effectively a monitor of the entire DB system. We protect and backstop £1 trillion in it, pay compensation to almost half a million members, and enable the industry in general.