Work and Pensions

Guy Opperman Excerpts

Monday 17th December 2018 Ministerial Corrections

The following is an extract from the statement on the State Pension Age on 8 February 2018.

[Guy Opperman]

Those affected by the 1995 Act changes were sent letters informing them of the change to their state pension age between 2009 and 2011, with letters sent to 1.2 million women. Those affected by the Pensions Act 2011 changes were sent letters between January 2012 and November 2013, which involved sending over 5 million letters with an accompanying leaflet. [Official Report, 8 February 2018, Vol. 635, c. 1693.]

Letter of correction from Guy Opperman:

An error has been identified in my closing speech.

The correct information should have been:

[Guy Opperman]

Those affected by the 1995 Act changes were sent letters informing them of the change to their state pension age between 2009 and 2011, with letters sent to 1.2 million women. Those affected by the Pensions Act 2011 changes were sent letters between January 2012 and November 2013, which involved sending over 5 million letters. Both lots of letters had appropriate supporting information.

State Pension: Women born in the 1950s

The following is an extract from the Westminster Hall debate on State Pension: Women born in the 1950s, on 22 November 2018.

[Guy Opperman]

Cohort life expectancy at birth in Scotland is currently 87 for men and 90 for women, and cohort life expectancy at age 65 in Scotland is currently 19 years for men and 21 years for women. [Official Report, 22 November 2018, Vol. 649, c. 425WH.]

Letter of correction from Guy Opperman:

An error has been identified in my closing speech.

The correct information should have been:

[Guy Opperman]

Cohort life expectancy at birth in Scotland is currently 88 for men and 90 for women, and cohort life expectancy at age 65 in Scotland is currently 19 years for men and 21 years for women.