Clause 13
Pensions Bill
4:30 pm
Roger Gale (North Thanet, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 1—Report by Government Actuary on trends in longevity—
‘(1) Beginning in April 2014, the Government Actuary shall present a Report to Parliament every five years setting out the latest evidence on trends in longevity.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to make a motion in the House of Commons in relation to any report under subsection (1).’.
New clause 21—Report on older workers not paying or being credited with National Insurance contributions—
‘The Secretary of State shall present a report annually to the House of Commons—
(a) analysing, by local authority area and by job sector, the number and distribution of people over 60 seeking work and not being credited with contribution credits, and
(b) on the training opportunities for people seeking to increase the number of their qualifying years for receipt of a full Basic State Pension.’.
New clause 24—Independent Pensions Commission—
‘The Secretary of State must, no later than 1st January 2010, establish an independent Pensions Commission to—
(a) advise the Government on affordability issues in relation to state pension provision and the state pension age,
(b) conduct and publish gender, carer and state pension coverage impact assessment annually, and
(c) publish annual projections of the proportion of pensioners facing different withdrawal rates.’.
New clause 25—Job opportunities for workers over state pension age—
‘Before any increase in the State Pension age the Secretary of State shall publish a report on improved training packages and flexible job opportunities for workers over 55 years of age.’.