Secretary of State for Work and Pensions


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Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The head of the Department for Work and Pensions, a department of the British government responsible for administration of welfare policy, British Social Security, state pensions, and similar matters. Because the secretary oversees most government payments to citizens, he/she administers the largest budget of any department in the U.K. He/she is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister.
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Now Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Peter Hain has announced a package of help for those who lost out on employer-sponsored pension schemes.
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In view of the decision of the Electoral Commission today I have come to the conclusion that I have no alternative but to resign as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales, and I have now done so.
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Peter Booth, national organiser for manufacturing for the T&G Union, last night led calls for Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Alan Johnson to examine the case.
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