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HANSARDPensioners in PovertyWe challenge those figures, as the hon. Lady knows. I point her to the record increase in state pension that we have just introduced—10.1% for both the state pension and pension…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPensioners in PovertyI appreciate the hon. Lady’s raising that case. I encourage her—I am sure she has already—to check whether her constituent would be eligible for housing benefit in her…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPensioners in PovertyIn 2022, there were 200,000 fewer pensioners in absolute poverty than in 2010.24 Apr 2023HANSARDPre-1997 Non-indexed Occupational PensionsThose rules were in place for a large period of the last Labour Government, and if Labour Members were interested in changing them, I suggest they should have done so at the time.24 Apr 2023HANSARDPre-1997 Non-indexed Occupational PensionsYou will notice, Madam Deputy Speaker, that I am not the Secretary of State. He sends his apologies as he is currently travelling back from the G7 in Japan, but we will endeavour…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) BillI begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis), and my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden) before him, on…24 Mar 2023HANSARDPensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No.2) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North and, in absentia, the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham, on…15 Mar 2023HANSARDPensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No.2) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I have respect for the hon. Member for Glasgow East, as he knows. I listened carefully to what he said. He set…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment)…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023The Cabinet Office has been involved in this. Every big project goes through a major project review process, so the Cabinet Office has been involved. Automatic enrolment has been…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023We are definitely taking this a step further now. In my time as pensions Minister, I have tried to really focus on the value for money, rather than the charges, and that is a…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023I am grateful for the cross-party support for the auto-enrolment work we are taking forward. I look forward to participating in a similar Committee, with a similar cast list, next…08 Mar 2023HANSARD Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023Yes, absolutely. When I come back with the regulations, I can provide an update on the spending. I reassure the hon. Gentleman that part of what the reset is doing is looking at…08 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am delighted that the Bill introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) passed Second Reading on Friday, and I look forward to its…06 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I congratulate him on his brilliant Bill, which will help women, the lowest paid and part-time workers in Stoke-on- Trent, Kidsgrove and…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPensioner Cost of Living PaymentMy hon. Friend is right in this, as in so many things.06 Mar 2023HANSARDPensioner Cost of Living PaymentIn 2021-22, almost 18,000 pensioners in Kettering, over 60,000 pensioners in north Northamptonshire and more than 9 million pensioners in England received a winter fuel payment.…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Pensioner SupportThe hon. Gentleman will know that the new state pension is very beneficial for women. We know that under automatic enrolment, more women than ever have got a private pension. On…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Pensioner SupportWork is ongoing and I will come back to the House at the earliest available opportunity.06 Mar 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Pensioner SupportPensioners will receive a further £300 cost of living payment this winter and all on pension credit will receive a further £900.06 Mar 2023