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HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will if the hon. Member will tell me whether he plans to reverse that change in government.19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI was coming to the exact answer to that: responsible choices are how we can ensure that we deliver what matters most to pensioners: a rising state pension and rescuing an NHS…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI listened closely to those remarks but am still none the wiser as to whether the Conservative party is committed to reversing the changes to the winter fuel payment. I am…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentGo ahead.19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will make some progress, and then I will give way further.19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMy hon. Friend proves that, while Conservative Members may be disappointed by the quantity of hon. Members behind me, that is definitely made up for in quality.19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will make some progress, because otherwise we will be here for several days. I take this opportunity to thank each and every organisation that supported the pension credit…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentNo, the change that we were elected to introduce was to save our NHS and to return our economy to growth so that we can raise living standards for pensioners and for workers right…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentAll of us in this place should be slightly careful when talking about what is a highly sensitive subject. There is not robust analysis that can separate out different causes of…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentThe hon. Member makes an important point. We should encourage people to apply, even if a percentage of those will always not qualify. The criteria under which people have been…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentOn the question of savings, this measure will make savings, even taking into account the increase in take-up; the evidence of that is very clear. I will also just reflect on the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentWe have all met constituents who raise this issue, and the hon. Member is right to say that there are challenges with the cliff edge. It is in the nature of the pension credit…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI must make some progress. I have taken lots of interventions, and at some point even your patience may start to run out, Madam Deputy Speaker. As hon. Members know, wider help is…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI have heard from many Members the point the hon. Member makes about the different ways people heat homes, particularly in certain parts of the country, including Northern…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI have already engaged with the right hon. Member. Spending on the state pension is forecast to rise by over £31 billion during this Parliament, which puts that into context. What…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentThe vast majority of pensioners started paying income tax under the previous Government because they abolished the age-related allowance for pensioners, so the taxing of…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentWhile we are on broken promises, the hon. Member promised to tell me whether the Tory party policy is to reverse the change, and I have heard nothing on that front. I will come on…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will return to the Conservatives’ policy, because I was just coming to the bold plans set out by the Leader of the Opposition to means-test the state pension. Apparently, she…19 Mar 2025HANSARDPension Credit UptakeThis Government have been running the biggest ever pension credit take-up campaign. In the latest stage, we are now writing to all pensioners who make a new housing benefit claim…17 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI fully understand the motivation of those who have come here today. Members are not just keeping their constituents happy in making their cases, but I have set out why the…17 Mar 2025