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State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Commons · Question 122809 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 30 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Department plans to review the legislative approach to the frozen pensions policy, including the option of presenting it in a form that enables routine parliamentary debate and vote.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 30 Mar 2026

The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2026 are consequential on the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026. The regulations are subject to the negative procedure and are therefore only subject to Parliamentary debate if one is sought a...