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HANSARDCost of Living: Pensioner SupportThe ULEZ is an outrageous attack on pensioners who can least afford it, and I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the amazing work he is doing to fight it and to help all pensioners…06 Mar 2023HANSARDCost of Living: Pensioner SupportThe Government are committed to helping pensioners with the increased costs of living. From April, pensioners will receive the largest ever cash increase in the state pension, and…06 Mar 2023HANSARDPensions DashboardPensions dashboards will allow individuals to view information about their pensions, including state pension, in one place online. This will put savers in control and help…02 Mar 2023HANSARDSaving for Later LifeI understand and respect the right hon. Gentleman’s concerns, and I will be having further meetings with the Pensions Regulator about this issue. I look forward to discussing the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDSaving for Later LifeIt is absolutely the case that people who want or need guidance should get it. As I was coming to, we are seeing a positive impact with stronger nudge, which we should continue to…07 Feb 2023HANSARDSaving for Later LifeMy hon. Friend makes a typically excellent point. He is right that we have a lower investment in illiquids than many of our European counterparts. We are at 7%, and they are at…07 Feb 2023HANSARDSaving for Later LifeIf there is a specific issue with that, I am of course happy to talk to the hon. Gentleman about that separately. I want to give the right hon. Member for East Ham time at the end…07 Feb 2023HANSARDSaving for Later LifeI think annual reporting would make sense, but this is something that we need to look into further. I will come back to the right hon. Gentleman and his Committee. The hon. Member…07 Feb 2023HANSARDSaving for Later LifeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I thank the Work and Pensions Committee for its report and the important role that it plays in scrutinising the work…07 Feb 2023HANSARDSaving for Later LifeI think what we need to do is set out a plan. I accept that when we look at the various mechanisms that I have outlined today, we should outline the impact that we think they…07 Feb 2023HANSARDRaising the State Pension Age to 68I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills) for raising this important issue, and all the other Members who have contributed to the debate. The Government…01 Feb 2023HANSARDRaising the State Pension Age to 68I had a suspicion that the right hon. Gentleman might bring that up. As he rightly pointed out, I have written to him today to explain the rationale behind this, but I will…01 Feb 2023HANSARDRaising the State Pension Age to 68As I have said, they will be published in full. On the timing of publication, there is work going on in Government to undertake the review. Once it is finished the documents will…01 Feb 2023HANSARDAutomatic Enrolment Earnings Trigger and Qualifying Earnings Band Review 2023-24Automatic enrolment into workplace pensions (AE) has been a great success to date, with over 10.8 million people having been automatically enrolled and more than 2.1 million…26 Jan 2023HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenMy hon. Friend does sterling work in his constituency. [ Interruption. ] The Minister for Employment, my hon. Friend the Member for Hexham (Guy Opperman), has just indicated that…23 Jan 2023HANSARDPension CreditI am delighted to tell the House that we saw 7,200 claims in the week commencing 12 December, which is a 177% increase on the previous year. I thank all hon. Members who have…23 Jan 2023HANSARDPension CreditI am concerned to hear of that individual case and if the hon. Lady would like to write to me, I will look into it. More broadly, we know that there have been delays; that is…23 Jan 2023HANSARDPension CreditI appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s interest in pension credit. I hope he will have heard my previous answer about all we are doing to boost take-up and indeed the success that we…23 Jan 2023HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenState pension age equalisation has been the policy of successive Governments, and as the hon. Lady knows, the phasing in of state pension age increases was agreed to by her party…23 Jan 2023HANSARDState Pension Age: WomenAs the hon. Lady knows, the ombudsman’s investigation is ongoing, so unfortunately I cannot comment further—other than what is in the public domain—at this stage.23 Jan 2023