Adjournment debate on Thursday, 19 March 2026, in the House of Commons, led by Luke Akehurst. The answering members were Jesse Norman and Torsten Bell.

Pre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary Increases

Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 782 cc1125-1134
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: 782 c1125 (Link to this contribution); Luke Akehurst | 782 c1126 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way to the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis) first.; Julian Lewis | 782 c1126 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent presentation. Rather curiously, up until 2023, ExxonMob...; Luke Akehurst | 782 c1126 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for drawing attention to that particular anomaly.; Liz Twist | 782 c1126 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Luke Akehurst | 782 c1126 (Link to this contribution)
I see that my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour wishes to intervene.; Liz Twist | 782 c1126 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour on securing this debate and raising this...; Luke Akehurst | 782 c997 (Link to this contribution)
I have had written communications and met with constituents who used to work alongside my hon. Fr...; Nia Griffith | 782 c999 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and on clearly laying out the injustice. Do...; Luke Akehurst | 782 c1001 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely share that concern. My understanding from the constituent I met is that Nissan’s tru...; Matt Rodda | 782 c1127 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I congratulate him on securing today’s debate. ...; Luke Akehurst | 782 cc1004-1129 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that very useful contribution. I was not aware of that, and I am shock...; Jesse Norman | 782 cc1129-1130 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Member for North Durham (Luke Akehurst) on his excellent speech and on se...; Torsten Bell | 782 cc1130-1 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased that my hon. Friend the Member for North Durham (Luke Akehurst) has secured the deba...; Jesse Norman | 782 c1131 (Link to this contribution)
I will not detain the Minister long. If a group of trustees never pays a discretionary bonus, eve...; Torsten Bell | 782 c1009 (Link to this contribution)
I think there is a slightly harder case, which is examples where schemes had an established pract...; Jesse Norman | 782 c1010 (Link to this contribution)
I can understand why the Minister thinks those cases are harder; in some respects, they are less ...; Torsten Bell | 782 cc1132-1012 (Link to this contribution)
I hear the right hon. Member’s point. I am not going to comment on individual legal cases, obviou...; Julian Lewis | 782 c1012 (Link to this contribution)
If the Minister would follow the recommendation of at least giving the trustees the full power to...; Torsten Bell | 782 c1013 (Link to this contribution)
I will come in a second to the point that the right hon. Gentleman is making, which is about wher...; Nia Griffith | 782 c1014 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for his time in meeting us in Swansea, as well as the time he has spent on t...; Torsten Bell | 782 cc1014-1134 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend has been a powerful campaigner on this issue. I recognise her point about situatio...
Subjects: Increases Index linking Pensioners Workplace pensions Pension funds Reform Trusts Nissan ExxonMobil
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Pre-1997 Pensions: Discretionary Increases

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