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Proceeding contribution from James Purnell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Pensions Bill.

Pensions Bill

It has been a good debate and we welcome Conservative Members’ support for the Bill. I pay tribute to the Pensions Commission for its work. It laid the foundations for consensus and its report was a model of its kind. We should thank the commission for that. We want to build a consensus because, as the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Waterson) said, the policy needs to last for decades. Building a consensus will help make that possible. We were delighted to learn that Conservative Back Benchers were part of the consensus. The hon. Members for Bournemouth, West (Sir John Butterfill), for Ludlow (Mr. Dunne) and for Hemel Hempstead (Mike Penning) all expressed their support for the policy. That also applies to all the Labour Members who spoke. It is worth noting that all our speakers were women—that demonstrates the radical change to benefits for women for which the Bill provides. It is nice for once to be the token man on this side of the House.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c751 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Child benefit Carers Age Costs Women Employment Eligibility Expenditure Divorce Grandparents Index linking Pension credit Personal savings Low incomes Pay Workplace pensions Poverty Pensions Payments Personal pensions National insurance contributions Part-time employment Means-tested benefits Older workers Married people Low pay Lone parents Overseas residence Social security benefits State retirement pensions Reform Retirement Uprating Life expectancy Labour market Personal Accounts Delivery Authority State second pension
Legislation
Pensions Bill 2006-07
Link
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