A question on #StateRetirementPensions #RuralAreas tabled by Adam Dance on 25-06-2025 has been answered by Torsten Bell.

Heading: State Retirement Pensions: Rural Areas
Question ID: 1816669
UIN: 62916
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-25
Asking Member ID: 5191
Asking Member display name: Adam Dance
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Adam Dance
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the weekly State Pension rate for people in (a) rural communities and (b) Yeovil constituency.
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Date answered: 2025-07-01
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Answering Member ID: 5069
Answering Member display name: Torsten Bell
Answering Member handle: TorstenBell
Answering Member Twitter reference: @TorstenBell
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Answer text: The Government is committed to ensuring that the State Pension provides a foundation for income in retirement. From the end of this Parliament, spending on the State Pension is forecast to be around £31 billion more a year, compared with 2024/25 as a resu...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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