Written question asked by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 22 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 January 2007. It was answered by James Purnell (Labour) on Thursday, 8 February 2007 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Home Responsibilities Protection

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the average number of years of home responsibilities protection (HRP) claimed by women who retired in (a) 1985-86, (b) 1995-96 and (c) 2005-06, excluding those women who did not receive HRP.

Answer: [holding answer 25 January 2007]: The estimated average number of years of home responsibilities protection (HRP) received by women aged 60 in (a) 1985-86 is three years, (b) 1995-96 is six years, and (c) 2005-06 is nine years."Notes:""1. Figures are rounded to the nearest whole number and exclude those women who did not receive home responsibilities protection (HRP).""2. Figures refer to those women living in the UK and overseas.""3. Some women who reach state pension age in a particular year with some entitlement to basic state pension may defer their entitlement and claim in a later year.""Source:""Lifetime Labour Market Database 2, 2003-04"

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 456 c1209-10W;456 c1226W; 111285
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Home Responsibilities Protection
Monday, 23 July 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Home responsibilities protection
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