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Written Question
State Retirement Pensions
Friday 16th January 2015

Asked by: Gregg McClymont (Labour - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who will reach state pension age within 12 months from the start of the single tier pension who will be eligible to receive state pension at the full rate; and what proportion of the total number of recipients those people will be.

Answered by Steve Webb

I will respond to the Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East shortly.

Written Question
State Retirement Pensions
Friday 16th January 2015

Asked by: Gregg McClymont (Labour - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) women and (b) men who will reach state pension age within 12 months from the start of the single tier pension who will be eligible to receive state pension at the full rate.

Answered by Steve Webb

I will respond to the Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East shortly.

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"It was striking to hear the Minister refer to a “revolution” and a “war”—not terms one usually associates with Liberal politicians. Clearly, the excitement of pensions has overwhelmed his Liberal temper.

This is the third pensions Bill of this Parliament, and I note that the Minister spent the first 15 …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2014
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2014
Pension Schemes Bill

"I will give way to the hon. Gentleman in a moment. Let me make the point again in case it has been misunderstood by Government Members. The annuities market was broken because individuals did not exercise choice effectively. Why do the Government believe that individuals will now exercise choice effectively …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Sep 2014
Pension Schemes Bill

"I will give way to the hon. Member for Hexham (Guy Opperman) and then to the Secretary of State...."
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