Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions)

Torsten Bell MP

Biography

Torsten Bell MP was appointed Parliamentary Secretary in HM Treasury and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions on 14 January 2025.

Parliamentary Secretary

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HM Treasury

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions)

  • private pensions  

  • State Pensions  

  • pensioner benefits  

  • Social Fund 

  • Net Zero 

  • Shadow Lords (including CMS and Disadvantaged Groups) 

  • Arm’s-Length Bodies (ALBs): Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO), Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR)

  • HM Treasury (HMT) responsibilities

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Department for Work and Pensions