Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Pat McFadden and Nia Griffith

Monday 27th October 2025 Commons Chamber

[Pat McFadden]

I am happy to look at the experience of that particular employer. I enjoyed a recent visit to a different part of south Wales to open an opportunity hub, which is aimed precisely at getting more young people into work, particularly those who have been out of the labour market through long-term sickness issues. We want to support Wales in doing that, and we have allocated an extra £10 million to this work over the coming year.

[Dame Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab)]

12. If he will take legislative steps to ensure that companies who previously provided indexation of pension rights accrued before April 1997 but have since lapsed, reintroduce indexation from April 2026.