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HANSARDEmployment: Adur and WorthingI commend my hon. Friend for the extensive work that he does to promote skills and employment to his constituents. In his constituency, we of course have the full offer from…19 Jun 2023HANSARDIn-work PovertyThe Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Mims Davies) has already addressed the approach that we would recommend to those…19 Jun 2023HANSARDBenefits System: Work IncentivesI agree entirely with my right hon. Friend. Some of the most significant measures in the Budget, particularly on helping people get into work, were the childcare measures that the…19 Jun 2023HANSARDEconomic InactivityThe latest data from the Office for National Statistics indicates that some 21% of the working-age population are economically inactive.19 Jun 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewI have already identified that we have been bearing down on pensioner poverty. We have stuck with our manifesto commitment to the triple lock, which has seen pensions rise to…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewMy hon. Friend is right, and that is why the Government are majoring so hard on the levelling-up agenda. He is right to point to the different life expectancies between regions…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewI set out in my previous response a number of the measures the Government have taken to make sure we look after our pensioners. I have also made it clear that since 2009-10,…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewAs the hon. Gentleman recognised, I am not in a position to comment on the matter he raised, as it is before the ombudsman at the moment, but his comments will have been heard.30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewWith permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will make a statement on the second review of the state pension age, which I am publishing today. The purpose of this review has been to…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewThat is a beautiful question because it is precise; it requires an answer that one cannot duck. I will write to my right hon. Friend with that information.30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewI am glad that the right hon. Gentleman has broadly welcomed the decisions that I set out in my statement. I will address a couple of the points he raises. On poverty and, as we…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewI thank my hon. Friend for that observation. She is quite right: we have stood by our pensioners. There will be a further £300 cost of living payment to pensioners alongside the…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewI hear what my right hon. Friend says. As I set out in my statement, there are a number of uncertainties, some of which are in the fiscal sphere. In fact, if he reads pages 13 and…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewThe hon. Gentleman raises several points. First, on the publication of Baroness Neville-Rolfe’s report, I have always been clear that we would publish that at or around the time…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewThe right hon. Gentleman raises the issue of when Baroness Neville-Rolfe’s report was published. We had a fairly detailed discussion about that when I appeared before his…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. What matters for sustaining a fair and just pension system is a strong economy. We are stronger together, and if we continue to work…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewThe hon. Lady raises an important point. As she acknowledges, there has been an extension to the deadline, and the reasons for that were in the very point she made about waiting…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewI agree with my hon. Friend and neighbour. She is absolutely right that we need to use the best possible data that we have, which is precisely why we have taken the decision that…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewThe hon. Gentleman will know that fiscal sustainability is one of the key issues that we examine in coming to these conclusions and in the work carried out by the independent…30 Mar 2023HANSARD State Pension Age: ReviewMy hon. Friend has landed a very important point, as I think he knows, and I will leave it there.30 Mar 2023