Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Ian C. Lucas Excerpts
Wednesday 15th June 2011

(13 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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As I say, we are committed to continuing those discussions. We had further discussions yesterday, and there will be more next week and the week after. There is much still to be resolved. It was Lord Hutton, Labour’s Work and Pensions Secretary, who recommended the changes, and in order to make public sector pensions sustainable for the future we need to drive these reforms through.

Ian C. Lucas Portrait Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)
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T6. On what date did the Government instruct parliamentary counsel to draft amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill, following the consequences of the NHS Future Forum?

Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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I would recommend that the hon. Gentleman ask that question of the Secretary of State for Health.