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760761

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has plans to raise the basic state pension in 2018 by September 2017's CPI inflation figure of 2.9 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	105086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increase the basic State Pension up to the full amount of the new State Pension by the Triple Lock for the duration of this Parliament. The Triple Lock ensures that the highest of the growth in wages, prices (CPI) and 2.5% is applied. A decision on the rate to be used is taken annually following the publication of price inflation and earnings growth rate statistics in October.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/10/2017 12:40:37 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

760759

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged over 100-years old receive the state pension in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	105189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides a response to your question from DWP’s State Pension administrative data on the number of State Pension recipients aged over 100-years old. There are known issues with the quality of this data due to historical operational processes which mean that some cases remain on the administrative data although they are no longer in payment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Caseload</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>13,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, February 2017.</em></p><p><em>Caseload figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</em></p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>There are additionally 70 persons resident in Great Britain aged over 100-years old whose location is unknown.</li><li>DWP does not administer State Pensions for Northern Ireland. The figures above relate solely to those that are administered by the DWP.</li><li>DWP have reviewed the operational process for keeping records no longer in payment on the system and improvements are underway to close down these cases.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/10/2017 17:26:12 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

760782

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Companies: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce legislative proposals to prohibit companies with a deficit on their defined benefit pension scheme from paying any dividends without the prior approval of the Pensions Regulators.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	105226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Our Green Paper: Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Schemes looked at a number of potential measures to further protect DB schemes – including introducing a system for compulsory clearance by the Regulator for certain corporate transactions and a requirement for employers to consult with trustees before paying dividends where the scheme is underfunded.</p><p>We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish a White Paper in winter. Any future changes to legislation need to be considered carefully against the need to ensure appropriate protections for members, the impact on business and the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 105228 question first answered 09/10/2017 17:02:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

760775

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Companies: Mergers and Takeovers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require companies with a deficit on their defined benefit pension scheme to seek the approval of the Pensions Regulator before agreeing to any merger or takeover.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	105228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Our Green Paper: Security and Sustainability in Defined Benefit Schemes looked at a number of potential measures to further protect DB schemes – including introducing a system for compulsory clearance by the Regulator for certain corporate transactions and a requirement for employers to consult with trustees before paying dividends where the scheme is underfunded.</p><p>We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish a White Paper in winter. Any future changes to legislation need to be considered carefully against the need to ensure appropriate protections for members, the impact on business and the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 105226 question first answered 09/10/2017 17:02:25 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

760957

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) number and (b) average age was of state pension recipients in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	105262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Please find the response to your question in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Age</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,020,020</p></td><td><p>74.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>10,001,160</p></td><td><p>74.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>647,330</p></td><td><p>74.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, February 2017.</em></p><p><em>Caseload figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</em></p><p><em>Averages are means.</em></p><p> </p><p>There are additionally 430 persons resident in Great Britain whose location is unknown.</p><p>DWP does not administer State Pensions for Northern Ireland. The figures above relate solely to those that are administered by the DWP.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/10/2017 17:09:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760952

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Barnsley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women in Barnsley born in the 1950s and affected by the change in state pension age have returned to employment from a position of unemployment.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	105266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The data requested is not held, however the number of older workers in the UK is at a record high, currently standing at 9.9m workers aged 50 years and over. 4.2m women aged 50-64 are in employment; this compares to 3.5m five years ago. There are 1.2 million individuals in employment aged over 65, of which 39% are women.</p><p> </p><p>Employment rates for older workers have also been increasing and recently reached record highs. Since ten years ago, the employment rate has increased by 6.2 percentage points (pp) (from 64.9% to 71.1%) for people aged 50-64. The current employment rate for women aged 50-64 is at a record high of 66.8%.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on estimates of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics for the UK can be found in the “UK labour market: September 2017” statistical bulletin published at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) website:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/september2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/september2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting people aged 50 years and over to remain in and return to work; the ‘Fuller Working Lives: A Partnership Approach’ strategy was published on 2nd February. This, crucially, is led by employers, but it also sets out the case for action by individuals, and the role of Government in supporting them in planning their careers and their approach to retirement. The Strategy and supporting evidence base are available at the attached web address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach</a></p><p> </p><p>Analysis on the headline measures that the government uses to monitor progress on Fuller Working Lives can be found in this statistical release:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/economic-labour-market-status-of-individuals-aged-50-and-over-trends-over-time-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/economic-labour-market-status-of-individuals-aged-50-and-over-trends-over-time-september-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/10/2017 16:55:57 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock