Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Guy Opperman and Jane Stevenson

Monday 14th September 2020 Commons Chamber

[Guy Opperman]

I really think the hon. Gentleman needs to talk to his good lady wife, the right hon. and learned Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman), because she was the Secretary of State for the Labour Government who so grievously underpaid state pensions such that the coalition Government and this Government have now transformed basic state pension so that it is more than £1,900 a year higher than it was a decade ago. That is thanks to the actions of the coalition Government and this Conservative Government. The House will be aware that the matters the hon. Gentleman raises in respect of category BL state pension were a result of the changes brought in by the regulations introduced under the Labour Government in 2008.

[Jane Stevenson (Wolverhampton North East) (Con)]

What steps her Department is taking to help ensure employment support is tailored to local labour market conditions.