Pensions Bill [Lords] Debate
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Jo Swinson
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Pensions Bill [Lords]
Jo Swinson Excerpts(13 years, 2 months ago)
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Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD)
I welcome my neighbour to his first appearance at the Dispatch Box. Given what he has just said about his party believing that this is not too high a price to pay, and given that the changes are not coming in and affecting those women until 2019-20, is he making a commitment today that were Labour to win the next election, the changes would be reversed?
Gregg McClymont
We are clear that we cannot have constant changes in pensions legislation. One of the problems that we face is precisely that— constant chopping and changing of the timetable, so we will vote for our amendments tonight in the hope that in their wisdom the Government will accept them. In that case we will all be happy, or at least those of us on the Opposition Benches.