Gender Pensions Gap Debate
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Lord Sikka
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Gender Pensions Gap
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Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
I completely agree that the Government cannot do everything. It just is not possible. The triple lock is being restored for the rest of the Parliament and I think that, in the circumstances we are in, the Government have done a fine job on that.
Lord Sikka (Lab)
My Lords, under the pretence of equality, the state pension age for women has increased from 60 to 66 but women continue to receive a lower state pension than men. Can the Minister explain why women continue to be treated as second-class citizens? When will the Government give them pension equality?
Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con)
I think that the gap between women’s and men’s pensions is closing—