Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 115686
Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Michael Wheeler
Labour — Worsley and Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of introducing measures outside of the Pension Schemes Bill to protect the real terms value of pre-1997 defined benefit pension schemes.
Answer
Torsten BellWe recognise that the absence of indexation on pension rights accrued before April 1997 can erode the value of pensions over time and affect members who rely on these benefits in retirement. The reforms we have introduced through the Pension Schemes Bill ...
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