Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“When she plans to respond to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill's Report entitled Draft Mental Health Bill 2022, published on 19 January 2023.”
Tabled: 28 February 2024Answered: 5 March 2024
Asked by
Olivia Blake
Labour — Sheffield Hallam
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
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.