WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF OPINION

TABLED ON 22/02/2008

R Signifies the Member has declared an interest

OPIN-2008- 0022 - Firefighters Pension Scheme

Raised By:

Val Lloyd,

Ann Jones

Subscribers:

Huw Lewis 25/02/2008

Lesley Griffiths 25/02/2008

Irene James 26/02/2008

Sandy Mewies 26/02/2008

Nick Bourne 26/02/2008

Joyce Watson 26/02/2008

Peter Black 27/02/2008

Mark Isherwood 27/02/2008

Angela Burns 27/02/2008

Jenny Randerson 27/02/2008

Leanne Wood 27/02/2008

Trish Law 28/02/2008

Gareth Jones 28/02/2008

Bethan Jenkins 28/02/2008

Helen Mary Jones 28/02/2008

Janet Ryder 28/02/2008

Mohammad Asghar 28/02/2008

Nerys Evans 28/02/2008

Dai Lloyd 28/02/2008

Chris Franks 28/02/2008

Alun Ffred Jones 28/02/2008

Janice Gregory 28/02/2008

Paul Davies 28/02/2008

Christine Chapman 04/03/2008

Mike German 07/03/2008

Mick Bates 07/04/2008

Firefighters Pension Scheme

The National Assembly for Wales opposes changes to the Firefighters Pension Scheme’s conditions relating to ill health retirement. Those changes mean that if firefighters become injured in the course of their duty and no other alternative position is available, their contract can be terminated and their pension withheld until they reach the age of 60.

The National Assembly for Wales recognises that this places unfair pressure on firefighters and calls on the Welsh Assembly Government to do all it can to amend the scheme.