Does the Minister accept that Scotland is currently spending a smaller proportion of its GDP and revenues on pensions and social protections than the rest of the UK, so there is no question of the affordability of pensions? Does he also accept that on average people in Scotland live two years less than those in the rest of the UK?
Pensions Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Eilidh Whiteford
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 June 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Pensions Bill.
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2013-14
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