Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 1st November 2011.
We are absolutely committed to the triple lock that we introduced on pensions so that they rise by CPI, earnings or 2.5%, whichever is greater. That is one of the really significant achievements of this Government, which two parties came together to create, and I think that it is something we can be very proud of.