Clause 1 - Entitlement
State Pension Credit Bill [Lords]
Public Bill Committees, 16 April 2002, 10:45 am
Mr James Purnell (Stalybridge & Hyde, Labour)
I do not understand how the reasons that the hon. Gentleman cites support the argument for getting rid of the word ''state''. Perhaps he will reassure me that the reason why the Conservatives tabled the amendment was not that they were thinking of getting rid of the state pension, perhaps by having people opt out of it, as was reported in The Guardian recently.