"The right hon. Gentleman will accept that the formula introduced by Mrs Thatcher was continued throughout the whole term of the previous Labour Government. As the economy is recovering, thanks to the coalition’s successful economic policies, will he not accept that linking pensions to earnings will mean higher pensions for …..." Alan Reid - View Speech
"Had the right hon. Gentleman’s party been in power, would the pension increases over the past three years have been at CPI or RPI?..." Alan Reid - View Speech
"If the right hon. Gentleman hopes to be in power some time in the future, will he tell us the formula that he would use for the long term?..." Alan Reid - View Speech
"Does the hon. Lady accept that, with the triple lock, pensioners will benefit from an economic recovery by their pension going up in line with earnings, whereas when the economy was doing well in the early years of the Labour Government, pensioners did not share in the increased benefits, because …..." Alan Reid - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman referred to enormous social progress, but why did the last Labour Government not increase pensions in line with earnings, as will now happen over the long term thanks to the triple lock?..." Alan Reid - View Speech
"The defect of the pension credit arrangements, when compared with the new pension arrangements that my hon. Friend the Minister has introduced, was that people had to apply for pension credit, and a lot of people were unaware that they had to do that, whereas under the new pension arrangements …..." Alan Reid - View Speech
"12. What plans he has to introduce the payment of pensions and benefits and begin accepting applications for universal credit through the Post Office...." Alan Reid - View Speech
"Millions of people have chosen to collect their pensions and benefits at a post office through a Post Office card account, but the contract is due to expire in 16 months’ time. Will the Government end the uncertainty and announce that POCA will continue after April 2015 with, I hope, …..." Alan Reid - View Speech
"T4. Will the Government use the Post Office to allow people without internet access to submit applications for universal credit and to give help with the application? Post offices are in the heart of communities, and for many of my constituents, this would avoid a long journey to the nearest …..." Alan Reid - View Speech