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Debate between Emma Reynolds and Susan Murray
Tuesday 1st July 2025

(1 week, 6 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Emma Reynolds Portrait Emma Reynolds
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I have had meetings with Which? and other consumer representatives. I reassure my hon. Friend that we are reviewing FOS. We want to make sure that it is a simple, impartial dispute resolution service that quickly and effectively deals with complainants so that consumers can get a fair deal, but that financial services firms are not subject to a quasi-regulator in the way they are at the moment.

Susan Murray Portrait Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire) (LD)
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T9. Following the Pensions Minister’s response to me about pensioner living standards, what specific measures announced in the Government’s pensions reforms will support pre-1997 defined benefit pensioners, who currently receive a minimal or no annual uplift?

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Debate between Emma Reynolds and Susan Murray
Monday 16th December 2024

(6 months, 4 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Susan Murray Portrait Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire) (LD)
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3. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in inflation on pensioners’ living standards.

Emma Reynolds Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Emma Reynolds)
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Due to the Government’s steadfast commitment to the triple lock, pensioners will see an above-inflation increase of 4.1% in their state pension next year, which means that they will be up to £470 better off—and, over the course of this Parliament, over £1,900 better off.

Susan Murray Portrait Susan Murray
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I thank the Minister for the insight. In Mid Dunbartonshire, nearly a quarter of my constituents are of pension age. Many have placed their hard-earned income into private schemes, yet despite their financial planning, they face the harsh reality that inflation is outstripping the modest yearly increase to their pension, eroding the value of their lifetime of saving. What steps will she take to prevent the erosion in value of private pensions, and to mitigate the problem of the growth in the value of pension funds not being passed on to pension holders?