Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 122809

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

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

Torsten Bell
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...

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