Five years at the top: Has Steve Webb been a success?

At a glance Steve Webb has been the longest serving pensions minister, staying in post for the whole five-year parliament He has also introduced a raft of major changes Industry figures believe he has been a success, particularly for introducing a single-tier state pension   In the five years prior to Steve Webb's appointment we had had a total of five pensions ministers. As the longest serving pensions minister Webb has brought a consistency to the role that previously never existed. His appointment in May 2010 was received positively by the industry who hailed his...