Speech in General Committees - Mon 21 Feb 2022
Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2022
"Perhaps the Minister would also like to thank the previous Labour Government for its work on auto-enrolment, as it was an idea developed by Gordon Brown originally and implemented, as he said, by later Governments...."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Feb 2022
Social Security and Pensions
"I start by thanking all those who have spoken in tonight’s debate. My hon. Friend the Member for Westminster North (Ms Buck) set out the scale of the cost of living crisis and the need for more targeted support. We heard a series of interesting points from a number of …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill (Morning sitting)
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West for her work on this important Bill. As has been said, the Bill has potential repercussions for millions of people’s pensions. We support the measures to simplify a complicated …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 26 Jan 2022
Automatic Pension Enrolment
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank all colleagues for taking part in today’s debate. We have had a rounded discussion of this important issue, and it has been heartening to see so much engagement from Members across the House.
As I know colleagues …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Dec 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Government have consistently failed to stand up for the interests of pensioners on modest incomes. Food prices are up, gas prices are up and electricity prices are up. The cost of living is going up. Yet despite this, the Government are refusing to cut VAT on fuel, even though …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"People work hard all their lives and pay in to save for their retirement; they deserve to be paid their state pension on time. Colleagues across the House, as we have heard, are reporting more and more cases of delays in payment, some of which are as long as three …..."Matt Rodda - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 27th October 2021
Asked by:
Matt Rodda (Labour - Reading Central)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of women affected by the underpayment of the State Pension.
Answered by Guy Opperman
A written statement about the State Pension Correction Exercise was published on 22 October 2021 which is available using the following online link: -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-underpayments-progress-on-cases-reviewed-to-30-september-2021/state-pension-underpayments-progress-on-cases-reviewed-to-30-september-2021
Written Question
Friday 22nd October 2021
Asked by:
Matt Rodda (Labour - Reading Central)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women affected by the underpayment of the State Pension have been reimbursed by her Department through the State Pension Correction Exercise to date.
Answered by Guy Opperman
DWP published data on this on the 22 October 2021.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-underpayments-progress-on-cases-reviewed-to-30-september-2021/state-pension-underpayments-progress-on-cases-reviewed-to-30-september-2021
Written Question
Thursday 21st October 2021
Asked by:
Matt Rodda (Labour - Reading Central)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people approaching State Pension age will face delays in receiving their State Pension.
Answered by Guy Opperman
Over 50 per cent of claims made on line through Get Your State Pension are processed automatically. All other State Pension claims received to-date, where a payment is due in October, will be processed by the end of October; with the exception of those claims where we need additional information, or there is a future entitlement date.
We do not expect delays to State Pension claims in the future provided all relevant information has been received.
Written Question
Thursday 21st October 2021
Asked by:
Matt Rodda (Labour - Reading Central)
Question
to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether all those affected by the delays in new State Pension claims have had their claim resolved.
Answered by Guy Opperman
We expect all State Pension claims received to-date, where a payment is due in October, to be processed by the end of October; with the exception of those claims where we need additional information, or there is a future entitlement date.