Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has recently estimated the number of people receiving pre 1997 defined benefit pension schemes whose pensions are not indexed to inflation.

The Government recognises that the absence of indexation on pension rights accrued before April 1997 can erode the value of pensions over time and affect members who rely on these benefits in retirement. I have met with many of them and their representatives.

With regards to the estimated number of people in defined benefit pension schemes receiving pre-1997 pensions which are not indexed with inflation, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 22 May 2026 to Question UIN 1339.