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Oral questions - Main Chamber
Reducing the £110 billion annual interest bill for servicing Government debt
MP:
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Written Question
Monday 3rd August 2026
Asked by:
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of the decline in UK birth rates on levels of pension spending.
Answered by Lord Pitt-Watson
- Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the Government's official forecaster responsible for assessing the UK economic and fiscal outlook. Its annual publication the Fiscal Risks and Sustainability (FRS) report incorporates biennial long-term projections
The OBR has noted that demographic change can affect future spending and revenues, including the pressures that demographic changes create on state pension spending
The Government keeps these issues under review as part of its wider consideration of the public finances. In July 2025, the Government announced the launch of the Third State Pension age review to consider whether the rules around pensionable age are appropriate, based on the latest life expectancy data and other evidence. The review is ongoing.
Written Question
Thursday 30th July 2026
Asked by:
Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Livermore on 14 July (HL Deb col 562), what legal advice they have received on the compatibility of a revised UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the UK's obligations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answered by Lord Pitt-Watson
- Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The UK and EU are committed to building a closer relationship and are negotiating agreements that will boost trade, enhance energy security and create opportunities for young people. The government takes all its international partnerships seriously and will ensure that UK-EU agreements are consistent with the UK’s wider international obligations.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 23 Jul 2026
Electricity Bills: VAT Removal
"My Lords, I, too, send my best wishes to the noble Lords, Lord Livermore and Lord Stockwood. I welcome the appointment of the noble Lord, Lord Pitt-Watson, and look forward to the more constructive approach favoured by the new Prime Minister. With 10-year yields above 5%, political and international instability …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Jul 2026
National Savings (Remediation Scheme) Regulations 2026
"My Lords, this instrument provides National Savings & Investments with the legal powers it needs to establish a compensation scheme and to return money that should have been paid to the estates of deceased customers, in some cases many years ago. That remediation must now proceed as quickly and comprehensively …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Jul 2026
National Savings (Remediation Scheme) Regulations 2026
"That this House regrets that the National Savings (Remediation Scheme) Regulations 2026 were introduced only after a prolonged delay affecting up to 37,500 bereavement claims; and that failures by National Savings and Investments have given rise to a substantial liability for the taxpayer.
Relevant document: 6th Report from the Secondary …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Jul 2026
National Savings (Remediation Scheme) Regulations 2026
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for her support and to the Minister for his helpful response. I do not think he answered my question about when the first signs of this scandal first emerged—for example, in MPs’ correspondence. I recognise that that is a …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Division Vote (Lords)
22 Jul 2026 - Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 -
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Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con) voted Aye
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
56 Conservative Aye votes vs
0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 64 Noes - 95
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Jul 2026
Domestic Travel and Holidays: Visitor Levy
"My Lords, a visitor levy is a poor prospect, damaging the hospitality sector and its employees, and is no doubt a contributor to today’s ONS unemployment figure of 14.8% for 18 to 24 year-olds. The Prime Minister has made an array of promises: a cut in VAT on electricity, lifting …..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Jul 2026
Domestic Travel and Holidays: Visitor Levy
"No cheering. Can the Minister explain how all these new commitments will be paid for, and whether Parliament will be given the chance to probe the many questions that will arise in the coming days and weeks?..."Baroness Neville-Rolfe - View Speech
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