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Pensions Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)

Not at the moment, because I want to set out the three assumptions before I deal with the hon. Gentleman's false—or possibly accurate—assumptions. The second assumption is that British people live and work in similar ways. It is assumed that we start work and retire at more or less the same. The third assumption is that if we increase—as it appears we will—the pension age and the age of retirement, work will somehow be available. If people do not retire until 66 or 67, it is suggested that this Government's extraordinarily brilliant economic and employment policies will deliver labour for the people. It is those three assumptions that I wish to question.