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On 12 December 2018, during Prime
Minister's Questions, Masterton raised the death of a 13-year-old constituent who committed suicide as a result of cyberbullying. Masterton continued to campaign on the issues of self-harm and suicide prevention in young people, and successfully campaigned for the
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Communication Workers Union to establish such a scheme for Royal Mail workers in replacement of their final salary scheme. The Bill was adopted as Government policy and a consultation into Collective Defined Contribution Schemes was launched by the
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British Jews and Surgical Mesh, and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Democratic Participation. He was an active member of a number of other APPGs including those on Surrogacy, Pensions, Equitable Life, Post Offices and Single Parents.
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and NHS Employers, successfully lobbying the
Department for Health and Social Care, and the Treasury, to make changes to the Scheme and launch a review into the operation of the annual allowance taper.
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