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Pensions Bill

I support the amendment and what has been said succinctly by my noble friend in moving it. It seems that every effort has been made in the amendment to try to ensure that the extended family is covered. Subsection (5), for example, describes what is meant by a ““relevant other relative””, but it also says, ““shall not include a registered childminder””. In other words, it is clearly directed at the grandparents and the extended family, which is terribly important in the current situation. It may be important for ethnic minorities, where the extended family is important and there may not be any other form of benefit for the people who look after the child, such as the grandparents. This is an important amendment. Even with all the difficulties that we know are involved, we still have to find a way through in order to give the relevant benefit to the relevant people.