Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Torsten Bell MP

Biography

Torsten Bell was appointed jointly Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Work and Pensions and Parliamentary Secretary in HM Treasury on 22 July 2026.

He was elected as the MP for Swansea West in July 2024.

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HM Treasury

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Department for Work and Pensions

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• Pension reform
  • 20 July 2026
  • Speech
• Workplace pensions: an updated roadmap
  • 14 July 2026
  • Policy paper
• Bringing together the administration of pensioner Housing Benefit and Pension Credit
  • 14 July 2026
  • Correspondence
• The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (General Levy) Regulations review 2026
  • 14 July 2026
  • Open consultation
• ​Discussion paper on key elements of the Scale Policy
  • 13 July 2026
  • Policy paper
• New pension rules to boost retirement investments
  • 21 May 2026
  • News story
• Pension scheme reforms to tackle gender pension gap
  • 02 February 2026
  • Press release
• Major pension schemes back £200 million initial fund to scale UK science and tech
  • 20 November 2025
  • Press release
• £45 million saved for pension schemes thanks to Government reforms
  • 23 September 2025
  • Press release
• Pension plan to double £25 billion+ megafunds, boost investment and improve returns for savers
  • 29 May 2025
  • Press release

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