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Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 February 2026

Debate

Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026

Contribution

This is neither the opportunity nor the time to have a debate on the Pensions Act 2011, but the cap on GMPs was limited to 3% because the state took over the responsibility for paying increases on private pensions in excess of 3%. However, under the coalition Government’s legislation amending pensions, those increases were, in effect, lost. The noble Baroness expresses surprise, but we have to go back to the legislation introducing the new state pension, which was introduced by the coalition Government. In doing so, they took away the state’s obligation to pay increases in excess of 3%, so any obligation to pay anything more than 3% is solely on the state, not the employer. It would not be appropriate to suggest that the employer should pay increases over the 3% level because it was the state’s responsibility, but the coalition Government took it away.

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