| Heading: |
Pensions |
| Question ID: |
1817747 |
| UIN: |
63720 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5313 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Zöe Franklin
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| Asking Member handle: |
zoefranklinld
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@zoefranklinld
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to give pension scheme trustees the authority to award discretionary increases to those already claiming a pension. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-03 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5069 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Torsten Bell
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| Answering Member handle: |
TorstenBell
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@TorstenBell
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| Correcting Member ID: |
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| Answer text: |
Discretionary indexation is over and above the statutory requirements. This discretion is usually exercised by the trustees with the agreement of the sponsoring employer. Some schemes have previously paid discretionary increases on a regular basis. Howeve... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |