Pensions: Women’s State Pension Age Debate
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Earl of Listowel
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Lord Freud
I can only repeat that we have made it clear—and the Pensions Minister went as firmly on the record as he could—that there will be no further moves in this area.
The Earl of Listowel (CB)
My Lords, can the Minister help me? Would it help if more fathers were encouraged to work part time so that they spent more time with their children, building stronger families and stronger relationships with their children? At least one result would be that fewer women would be disadvantaged, spending less time out of the work market because they would be sharing the care of their children with their partners.
Lord Freud
One of the transformations in recent times is that women and, indeed, men are paid for caring responsibilities so that their pensions are not affected by that.