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House of Commons

Thursday 7 July 2011

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Pensions Bill [Lords]

[THIRD AND FOURTH Sittings]

Malcolm Wicks

Withdrawn  23

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  19,  at end add—

‘(8)
The Secretary of State shall review the options for linking pensionable age to the

number of years in employment so as to ensure that pensionable age is reached

no later than 49 years after entry into employment. The Secretary of State shall

report the findings of his review to both Houses of Parliament within six months

of the passing of this Act.’.

Teresa Pearce

Negatived on division  27

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  19,  at end add—


‘The Secretary of State must report to Parliament within one year of the

implementation of this Act with details of the communication of changes in the

State Pension Age to all those affected by this section.’.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Rachel Reeves

Not called  21

Schedule  1,  page  20,  line  19,  leave out paragraph (6) and insert—

‘6
In section 126 of the Pensions Act 1995 (equalisation of and increase in

pensionable age etc.) in paragraph (a) delete “2024” and replace with “April

2020”.’.

Rachel Reeves

Not called  22

Schedule  1,  page  20,  line  31,  leave out ‘December 2018’ and insert ‘April 2020’.

Schedule Agreed to.

Clause 2 Agreed to.

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Pensions Bill-[Lords], continued

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

Clause 3 Agreed to.

Schedule 3 Agreed to.

New Clause relating to Part 1

Qualifying age for pension credit

Rachel Reeves

Negatived on division  NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State must make regulations setting out the qualifying age for

pension credit.

(2)
The qualifying age for pension credit from 6 March 2011 until 6 March 2020 shall

be set so that the timetable in Schedule (Graduated timetable: qualifying age for

pension credit) has effect.

(3)
After 6 March 2020 the qualifying age for attaining pension credit shall be set at

an age that does not exceed the age that a person qualifies for the state pension.’.

New Schedule relating to Part 1

Rachel Reeves

Not called  NS1

To move the following Schedule:—

‘Graduated timetable: qualifying age for pension credit


Any increase in the qualifying age for pension credit between 6 March 2011

and 6 March 2020 must not exceed the qualifying date set out in column (2)

for any eligible person born on any day in a period mentioned in column (1).

        TABLE 3

(1)
(2)

Period within which a person’s
Day pensionable credit

birthday falls
attained

6th Sepember 1950 to 5th October 1950
6th March 2011

6th October 1950 to 5th November 1950
6th May 2011

6th November 1950 to 5th December 1950
6th July 2011

6th December 1950 to 5th January 1951
6th September 2011

6th January 1951 to 5th February 1951
6th November 2011

6th February 1951 to 5th March 1951
6th January 2012

6th March 1951 to 5th April 1951
6th March 2012

6th April 1951 to 5th May 1951
6th May 2012

6th May 1951 to 5th June 1951
6th July 2012

6th June 1951 to 5th July 1951
6th September 2012

6th July 1951 to 5th August 1951
6th November 2012

6th August 1951 to 5th September 1951
6th January 2013

6th September 1951 to 5th October 1951
6th March 2013

6th October 1951 to 5th November 1951
6th May 2013

6th November 1951 to 5th December 1951
6th July 2013

6th December 1951 to 5th January 1952
6th September 2013

6th January 1952 to 5th February 1952
6th November 2013

6th February 1952 to 5th March 1952
6th January 2014

6th March 1952 to 5th April 1952
6th March 2014

6th April 1952 to 5th May 1952
6th May 2014

6th May 1952 to 5th June 1952
6th July 2014

6th June 1952 to 5th July 1952
6th September 2014

6th July 1952 to 5th August 1952
6th November 2014

6th August 1952 to 5th September 1952
6th January 2015

6th September 1952 to 5th October 1952
6th March 2015

6th October 1952 to 5th November 1952
6th May 2015

6th November 1952 to 5th December 1952
6th July 2015

6th December 1952 to 5th January 1953
6th September 2015

6th January 1953 to 5th February 1953
6th November 2015

6th February 1953 to 5th March 1953
6th January 2016

6th March 1953 to 5th April 1953
6th March 2016

6th April 1953 to 5th May 1953
6th May 2016

6th May 1953 to 5th June 1953
6th July 2016

6th June 1953 to 5th July 1953
6th September 2016

6th July 1953 to 5th August 1953
6th November 2016

6th August 1953 to 5th September 1953
6th January 2017

6th September 1953 to 5th October 1953
6th March 2017

6th October 1953 to 5th November 1953
6th May 2017

6th November 1953 to 5th December 1953
6th July 2017

6th December 1953 to 5th January 1954
6th September 2017

6th January 1954 to 5th February 1954
6th November 2017

6th February 1954 to 5th March 1954
6th January 2018

6th March 1954 to 5th April 1954
6th March 2018

6th April 1954 to 5th May 1954
6th May 2018

6th May 1954 to 5th June 1954
6th July 2018

6th June 1954 to 5th July 1954
6th September 2018

6th July 1954 to 5th August 1954
6th November 2018

6th August 1954 to 5th September 1954
6th January 2019

6th September 1954 to 5th October 1954
6th March 2019

6th October 1954 to 5th November 1954
6th May 2019

6th November 1954 to 5th December 1954
6th July 2019

6th December 1954 to 5th January 1955
6th September 2019

6th January 1955 to 5th February 1955
6th November 2019

6th February 1955 to 5th March 1955
6th January 2020

6th March 1955 to 5th April 1955
6th March 2020’.

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Pensions Bill-[Lords], continued

[Adjourned until Tuesday 12 July at 10.30 am



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