Windrush Generation: 75th Anniversary

Lord Polak Excerpts
Wednesday 24th May 2023

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Polak Portrait Lord Polak (Con)
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My Lords, the 75th anniversary is perhaps a good moment for the Government to look at the issue of frozen pensions. Many people came over, helped to rebuild Britain, went back to retire in their home countries in the Caribbean and found that their pensions had been frozen, thereby missing out on thousands of pounds. Can the Minister go back to the department and find a way to alleviate this problem?

Baroness Scott of Bybrook Portrait Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con)
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Yes, my noble friend is right: it is an issue and a problem. I will make sure that the Home Office is working on it and we will give him an update.