Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government is taking steps to mark Social Mobility Day on 12 June 2025.

Answered by Nia Griffith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)

The Government is committed to ensuring that people of all backgrounds can thrive, with breaking down barriers to opportunity as one of our driving missions. Our Opportunity Mission plays a vital role in helping to create a country where the circumstances of someone's birth do not determine their outcomes in life. We will mark relevant awareness moments in line with policy developments.

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support women affected by changes to the State Pension age.

Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

This Government remains absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement.

The State Pension is the foundation of state support for older people. In 2025-26 we will spend £174.9 billion on benefits for pensioners in GB, 5.8% of GDP. This includes spending on the State Pension which is forecast to be £145.6 billion in 2025-26.

Our commitment to the Triple Lock also means that the annual spend on State Pensions is forecast to rise by around £31 billion this Parliament.

The basic and new State Pensions recently increased by 4.1%, benefitting 12 million pensioners by up to £470 this year. That’s up to £275 more than if pensions had been up rated by inflation.

There is also supplementary support for those on low incomes. This includes direct financial help to low-income pensioners through Pension Credit, the Warm Home Discount and (in England & Wales) Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments.

Finally, support is available through the welfare system to those who are unable to work or are on a low income but are not eligible to pensioner benefits because of their age.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure greater compatibility between electric vehicle (EV) chargers, EV models, and electricity providers’ smart tariffs; and whether the Government plans to introduce regulations to prevent anti-competitive practices in the EV charging market that limit consumer access to cheaper overnight electricity rates.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Government is committed to ensuring consumers can access any electricity tariff for use with their smart electric vehicle (EV) charger, enabling all consumers to benefit from cheaper off-peak electricity. In April 2025, the Government confirmed that it will require electricity suppliers to share tariff data with the consumer’s load controller in a standardised format to facilitate this.

In addition, the Government has committed to working with industry to develop and introduce interoperability standards that ensure that all EV chargepoints are operable by any load controller on behalf of the consumer Further detail can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/delivering-a-smart-and-secure-electricity-system-implementation.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the sale of (a) unlicensed band merchandise and (b) other counterfeit goods on (i) TikTok and (ii) other social media platforms.

Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The Government is committed to protecting IP rights for our businesses and protecting unsuspecting consumers from those who seek to profit from all forms of intellectual property infringement. Trading Standards are primarily responsible for enforcing Intellectual Property Rights and are working with platforms of all sizes to remove counterfeits from their online stores.
The Intellectual Property Office also regularly meets many of the major social media and e-commerce trading platforms in the UK and overseas to help ensure they have policies in place to remove goods identified as counterfeit, advertisements of counterfeit goods, and persistent sellers of counterfeit goods.

Lionesses and Welsh women’s national team at the UEFA Women’s European Championship in Switzerland

Negotiating rights for police officers

Found: present: Ruth Jones (Chair); David Chadwick; Ann Davies; Gill German; Simon Hoare; Llinos Medi; Andrew Ranger

Found: present: Ruth Jones (Chair); David Chadwick; Ann Davies; Gill German; Simon Hoare; Llinos Medi; Andrew Ranger

Found: Rosie Wrighting Chris Webb Gill German Amanda Hack Helena Dollimore Charlie Maynard Pam Cox Andrew Ranger

Found: Stone Marie Goldman Victoria Collins Steve Race Warinder Juss Chris Webb Helena Dollimore Andrew Ranger

Found: Miller Luke Murphy Victoria Collins Steve Race Warinder Juss Chris Webb Helena Dollimore Andrew Ranger

Found: Miller Luke Murphy Victoria Collins Steve Race Warinder Juss Chris Webb Helena Dollimore Andrew Ranger

Found: Miller Luke Murphy Victoria Collins Steve Race Warinder Juss Chris Webb Helena Dollimore Andrew Ranger

Found: Welsh Juliet Campbell Rachel Gilmour Natalie Fleet Mr Clive Betts Martin Wrigley Jen Craft Andrew Ranger

Found: Babarinde Dame Siobhain McDonagh Dawn Butler Layla Moran Sonia Kumar Martin Wrigley Jen Craft Andrew Ranger

University APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Apprentices and Higher Education: Disadvantaged Andrew Ranger (Labour) (Wrexham): (43529) To ask the

Financial Education for Young People APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Baroness Sater (Officer, Cons) Lisa Smart MP (Member, Lib Dem) Alison Bennett MP (Member, Lib Dem) Andrew Ranger

Social Science and Policy APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Briefing – October 2024 Monday 28 October 2024, House of Commons PRESENT: Yuan Yang MP (chair), Andrew Ranger

Social Science and Policy APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: Briefing – October 2024 Monday 28 October 2024, House of Commons PRESENT: Yuan Yang MP (chair), Andrew Ranger

Financial Education for Young People APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: David Blunkett David Burton-Sampson MP Lewis Cocking MP Shaun Davies MP Claire Hazelgrove MP Andrew Ranger

Hospitality and Tourism APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Found: – 3.30pm Minutes of meeting Attendees Parliamentarians Andrew Cooper Labour Mid Cheshire Andrew Ranger