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Pensions Bill

I add my support to the amendment. As the noble Baroness, Lady Hollis, made clear in introducing it, the amendment would rectify the situation of many women, many of whom—as people like me, with my experience, know very well—would be very happy to pay for those extra years. They resent the fact that they were not given advice which would have made it possible to do this at an earlier stage so that they could have the full entitlement. Many of the organisations which have been briefing us support a provision enabling these women to buy those added years in a fairly simple and straightforward way. With such support for the amendment, the Committee should also support it. I wholly recommend it, and I hope that the Minister will consider supporting it.