Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 121945

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of laying the provision relating to frozen pensions as a standalone instrument.

Answer

Torsten Bell
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2026 are in general consequential on the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 and can only be laid once the Up-rating Order has been approved by Parliament. The Up-rating Regulations were laid on...

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