Oral Answers to Questions

Ian C. Lucas Excerpts

Wednesday 15th June 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Maude]

As I say, we are committed to continuing those discussions. We had further discussions yesterday, and there will be more next week and the week after. There is much still to be resolved. It was Lord Hutton, Labour’s Work and Pensions Secretary, who recommended the changes, and in order to make public sector pensions sustainable for the future we need to drive these reforms through.

[Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)]

T6. On what date did the Government instruct parliamentary counsel to draft amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill, following the consequences of the NHS Future Forum?

[Mr Maude]

I would recommend that the hon. Gentleman ask that question of the Secretary of State for Health.