| Heading: |
Winter Fuel Payment: Scotland |
| Question ID: |
1746791 |
| UIN: |
901542 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2024-11-26 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4371 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Brendan O'Hara
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| Asking Member handle: |
brendanoharasnp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@brendanoharasnp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of recent changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on pensioners in Scotland. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2024-12-04 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5114 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Kirsty McNeill
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| Answering Member handle: |
kirstyjmcneill
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@kirstyjmcneill
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| Answer text: |
This Government is supporting pensioners through increasing pension credit uptake and protecting the triple lock. This means an increase in the state pension for a million Scottish pensioners of up to £470 next year, on top of up to £900 this year.This ye... |
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| Answering body ID: |
2 |
| Answering body name: |
Scotland Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |