With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
New clause 6—State pension entitlement for women born between 6 April 1951 and 5 April 1953
‘(1) Women born between 6 April 1951 and 5 April 1953 have the right to choose to receive their state pension and associated benefits under the new state pension system, set out in Part 1, from its introduction.
(2) The Government must ensure information about the full range of entitlements under the old state pension rules and the new state pension is available to allow women in subsection (1) to make a comparison of total weekly income.
(3) The responsibility for making a choice under subsection (1) lies fully with the individual.’.
New clause 8—Review in relation to women born on or after 6 April 1951
‘(1) The Secretary of State shall conduct a review to determine whether all women born on or after 6 April 1951 should be included within the scope of the new state pension arrangements established by this Act.
(2) The Secretary of State must prepare and publish a report on the review within six months of Royal Assent of this Act and must lay a copy of the report before Parliament.’.
New clause 13—Pensionable age: differential effect in England, Wales and Scotland
‘Part 2 of this Act shall not come into force until the Secretary of State has laid a report before both Houses of Parliament containing an assessment of the differential effect and impact of the pensionable age in England, Wales and Scotland due to varying levels of life expectancy and gross value added.’.
Amendment 1, page 10, line 1, leave out Clause 20.
Amendment 35, page 11, line 34, Clause 24, leave out ‘An’ and insert
‘With the consent of the trustees, an’.
Government amendments 2 and 3.
Amendment 37, page 11, line 40, Clause 24, at end insert—
‘(c) a scheme in respect of any of its terms which relate to persons protected under the terms of—
(i) the Electricity (Protected Persons) (England and Wales) Pension Regulations 1990;
(ii) the Electricity (Protected Persons) (Scotland) Pension Regulations 1990;
(iii) the Electricity (Protected Persons) (Northern Ireland) Pension Regulations 1992;
(iv) the Railway Pensions (Protection and Designation of Schemes) Order 1984;
(v) the London Transport Pensions Arrangements Order 2000;
(vi) the Coal Industry (Protected Persons) Pensions Regulations 1994; or
(vii) the nuclear industry employees protected by Schedule 8 of the Energy Act 2004.’.
Government amendment 4.
Amendment 36, page 12, line 10 [Clause 24], at end insert—
‘“trustees or managers” has the meaning given in section 178 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and regulations made thereunder.’.
Government amendments 14 to 20.
Amendment 34, page 79, line 5, Schedule 14, leave out paragraph 11.
Government amendments 21 to 24.