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Pensions Bill [Lords]

In two minutes. Michelle Mitchell, the charity director of Age UK, has said that"““it's difficult to see how women can plan properly when the government keeps moving the state pension age goalposts””." The director general of Saga has said that"““to make just one cohort of women bear all the brunt of this in the very short-term will undermine the concept of planning for retirement over the long-term and cause real distress to the responsible women who have made careful financial retirement plans.””" Can hon. Members tell me how this can possibly be justified?