Question reference: S4W-27614
- Asked by: John Finnie, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Independent
- Date lodged: 22 September 2015
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Current status: Answered by John Pentland on 30 September 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment it has made of ethical investment funds with respect to the investment decisions of the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme.
Answer
I refer the Member to my answer to Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) question S4W-25996 on 17 June 2015 in which I advised that under the Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009 the fund trustees are responsible for the day to day management and administration of the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme, including investment policy. Given their lead responsibility and the statutory position which requires them to operate independently of the SPCB, the Member might wish to raise this matter with the fund trustees.