Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of pensions payments in future years.

The new State Pension was introduced in 2016 and was designed to correct some of the historic unfairness in the previous system, in particular for women, self-employed people and lower paid workers. It forms a clear foundation for individuals alongside workplace and private savings to provide for the retirement they want. Together, the new State Pension and Automatic Enrolment into workplace pensions provides a more inclusive system that supports retirement saving for the long term.