Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Harrington of Watford and Baroness Morgan of Cotes

Monday 9th January 2017 Commons Chamber

[Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con)]

T7. I wrote to the Pensions Minister on 16 December about my constituent, Ruth Saunders, who drew to my attention the fact that there are certain defined-benefit pension schemes where increases are not being paid for amounts paid in before April 1997. He very kindly responded on 5 January. The point is that there is discrimination because only 10% to 15% of companies are not paying these increases. The issue is whether the amount can be corrected going forward. I would suggest that this is one of the burning injustices that the Prime Minister was talking about, and I would like a meeting with the Minister and my constituent to discuss the issue further.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions (Richard Harrington)]

I would be delighted to have a meeting with my right hon. Friend and her constituent.