State Pension Age Equalisation Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

State Pension Age Equalisation

David Simpson Excerpts
Wednesday 2nd December 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Baroness Keeley Portrait Barbara Keeley
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I thank my hon. Friend very much for saying that. He is right that campaigners for Women Against State Pension Inequality are doing a great job of informing MPs.

David Simpson Portrait David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP)
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I agree that a great injustice is being done. The lack of notice has been mentioned, but there is also a lack of information for pensioners’ groups. The pensioners’ parliament of Northern Ireland has recently visited the House of Commons, and it has held joint meetings with its equivalent in Scotland. The information is very light, and more consultation is needed. We need to do something about this.

Baroness Keeley Portrait Barbara Keeley
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The hon. Gentleman is right. One of the key points in the debate is that women born in the 1950s who are affected by the 1995 and 2011 Acts have had neither transitional protections nor appropriate notification of the changes that are now having such a significant impact on their lives.