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Proceeding contribution from Caroline Lucas (Green Party) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 1 March 2012. It occurred during Backbench debate and e-petition debate on CPI/RPI Pensions Uprating.


CPI/RPI Pensions Uprating

Does the hon. Gentleman share my concern that, in the House last week, the Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, the hon. Member for Thornbury and Yate (Steve Webb) wrongly implied that the National Pensioners Convention was in favour of the switch from RPI to CPI? Will he join me in calling on the Minister to respond to the NPC's request to set the record straight, given that the NPC actually favours a quadruple lock for pensions uprating involving CPI, RPI or earnings of 2.5%, whichever is the higher? Does he hope, as I do, that the Minister will take this opportunity to apologise?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
541 c453 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Civil service Judgements Local government NHS Police Workplace pensions Public sector Teachers Uprating Retail prices index Consumer prices index
Link
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