Oral Question·Wales Office
“What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to support nuclear power generation in Wales. ”
Tabled: 27 October 2026Answered: 4 November 2026
Asked by
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Wales
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Emma Reynolds)
Due to the introduction of auto-enrolment, which is at least one policy that has cross-party support—it was legislated for by the last Labour Government and was taken forward by the coalition Government—there has been a 92% increase in the number of employees saving into a workplace pension scheme since 2012, which is over 10 million people saving for a pension who were not saving previously.