The platform I was trying to describe did not simply include the introduction of things such as pension credit, which has helped to finance the Bill by a considerable amount. The Labour Government introduced the state earnings-related pension scheme; a Labour Government introduced S2P. Those elements were part of the platform that makes it possible to move forward.
Pensions Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Sheila Gilmore
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 June 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Pensions Bill.
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