Census: Carers

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:51 pm on 23 July 2007.

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Photo of Baroness Hollis of Heigham Baroness Hollis of Heigham Labour 2:51, 23 July 2007

My Lords, does my noble friend accept that the very welcome improvement in the pension rights for carers that the Labour Government have introduced in the current Pensions Bill was based on information from the 2001 census data? I doubt whether, without it, we could have been so sure of our facts and the costs, and the improvement might not have happened. Will my noble friend take the opinion of the House and do his best to ensure that this question has the priority that it rightly deserves?