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HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025In speaking to this order, I will also speak to the draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2025. In my view, the provisions in both instruments are compatible with the…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025I do not have an insight on that at the moment. It is something I have asked about and have not yet got clear data on, but we are hoping that the changes we will make around…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025.25 Feb 2025HANSARDGuaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2025That the Grand Committee do consider the Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2025.25 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who contributed to this afternoon’s debate. In opposition, the presence of lots of well-informed Peers asking great questions seemed like a good…25 Feb 2025HANSARDState Pension: Triple LockMy Lords, our commitment to the triple lock for the entirety of this Parliament means that spending on people’s state pensions is forecast to rise by over £31 billion. As a…21 Jan 2025HANSARDState Pension: Triple LockMy Lords, if my noble friend has lots of good ideas about filling in the financial black hole this Government inherited, I would certainly be glad to hear them, and so too would…21 Jan 2025HANSARDState Pension: Triple LockMy Lords, I am certainly not going to answer for the leader of the Opposition. I will allow others who are rather better qualified than I am to do that. But I can assure her that…21 Jan 2025HANSARDState Pension: Triple LockThe noble Baroness has raised a number of important and connected questions. Let me pick a couple of them out—as many as I can in the time. First, on the distinction between those…21 Jan 2025HANSARDState Pension: Triple LockThat was a little ungracious, I fear, but I will unpick those points one at a time. First, on poverty, let us have a little statistics duel. The last Labour Government lifted a…21 Jan 2025HANSARDState Pension: Triple LockMy Lords, I am very glad to be able to give my noble friend that news, especially on his birthday. What better present could he possibly want?21 Jan 2025HANSARDState Pension: Triple LockMy Lords, I have made our position very clear on the triple lock: this Government are committed to the triple lock for the entirety of this Parliament. I am glad to be able to…21 Jan 2025HANSARDPension Review: Phase 2My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount for his kind words. I am very grateful; it is very gracious of him. He is asking me to comment on speculation about something that might be…18 Dec 2024HANSARDPension Review: Phase 2My Lords, I think anything is open to legal challenge if one can find a lawyer to take a case. There have been legal challenges in the past on this decision. If there are again…18 Dec 2024HANSARDPension Review: Phase 2I thank the noble Lord. We share that; we both care about pensioners. This Government are absolutely committed to making sure that outcomes for pensioners from private pension…18 Dec 2024HANSARDPension Review: Phase 2I fully accept that the noble Baroness may not be alone in this place in that declaration of interest. The ombudsman’s review is something to which the Government have already…18 Dec 2024HANSARDPension Review: Phase 2I think I can agree with the last statement firmly. I will try to avoid being facile and empty of content; I cannot make permanent promises, but I will do my best. I understand…18 Dec 2024HANSARDPension Review: Phase 2My Lords, this Government are committed to enabling tomorrow’s pensioners to have security in retirement, which is why we announced the landmark pensions review days after coming…18 Dec 2024HANSARDPension Review: Phase 2I think that might be slightly above my pay grade. The Government want to make sure that everybody can save an appropriate amount for retirement. For that to work, one of the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for her opening comment. I fully recognise the point that she is making. There will be women out there who are very disappointed. There will be…17 Dec 2024