New Clause 22
Pensions Bill
10:15 am
James Purnell (Minister of State (Pensions Reform), Department for Work and Pensions; Stalybridge and Hyde, Labour)
As the hon. Gentleman knows, the proportion of GDP spent on state pension does grow. The flat period is owing to the state pension equalisation between men and women. In future, I hope that he will make that clear when he mentions that statistic.