Question follow-through · 106309
State Retirement Pensions: Washington and Gateshead South
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Washington and Gateshead South constituency are covered by the pension triple lock.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 16 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 21 Jan 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Washington and Gateshead South constituency are covered by the pension triple lock.
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jan 2026
Answer published
Caseload statistics for State Pensions are available via Stat-Xplore - Log in. The latest published data currently relate to the quarter ending May 2025. The State Pensions Triple Lock applies to recipients of the core element of State Pension. Based on l...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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