Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure the continuation of the triple lock on state pensions.
The Government has committed to up-rating the basic and new State Pensions by the Triple Lock for the length of this Parliament.
Through our commitment to protect the Triple Lock, over 12 million pensioners will benefit. Over the course of this Parliament, the full yearly rate of the new State Pension is forecast to increase by around £1,700.