Rupa Huq MP: written questions

Written questions

• National Insurance: FraudTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65821More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of introducing real-time alerts for compromised National Insurance numbers.

  Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions have processes in place to flag NINos and will monitor flagged NINos daily for inappropriate use.

  Answered 16 Jul 2025

  Original Parliament record
• National Insurance: FraudTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65820More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to protect National Insurance numbers from repeated (a) misuse and (b) fraud.

  Answer: A National Insurance Number (NINo) is a unique reference number used to administer the Benefits and National Insurance systems. It is not proof of identity and cannot be used on its own to access HMRC records or systems.HMRC regularly urges customers to b...

  Answered 16 Jul 2025

  Original Parliament record
• Workplace Pensions: Index LinkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65819More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will consider making provision for mandatory index-linked payments in pre-1997 defined benefit pension schemes.

  Answer: Members of these pension schemes are understandably concerned at seeing inflation erode the value of their retirement income.Most schemes do pay some pre-1997 indexation, because of scheme rules or as a discretionary benefit. Analysis published last year ...

  Answered 15 Jul 2025

  Original Parliament record