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HANSARDGender Pensions GapI think that the gap between women’s and men’s pensions is closing—27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions to the debate today. I hope we agree that this package of support will make a significant difference to families up and down the…27 Jun 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapI was very sad to hear of the death of Baroness Greengross but I am very happy to agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and endorse her work, which was outstanding. She was…27 Jun 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapI completely agree that the Government cannot do everything. It just is not possible. The triple lock is being restored for the rest of the Parliament and I think that, in the…27 Jun 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapI think that the whole House will agree with the noble Baroness about childcare. There is work going on, first, to ensure that people are claiming what they are due and are…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) BillWe will have to invent a board game for the Chamber. I know that I have not answered some questions, and I am sorry, but time is marching on. I will endeavour to write to all…27 Jun 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapI am afraid that it is. We honestly believe that, by 2040—if I am correct—it will be equal.27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) BillI am always happy to take things back to the department and am quite prepared to do that. I may need a little more information from the noble Baroness, but I am sure that will be…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) BillThat the Bill be now read a second time.27 Jun 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapIn relation to the point that many noble Lords have made about the time women have out of the workplace, I have outlined national insurance credits. In terms of the specifics that…27 Jun 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapPension sharing on divorce is an option that can help women when their marriage or civil partnership breaks down. It enables part or all of a person’s pension to be transferred…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) BillMy Lords, the Government are fully aware of the acute pressures that families across the UK are under due to the rising cost of living. This is why we have brought forward this…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) BillI cannot accurately answer that question because I honestly do not know, but I do know that, all the way through Covid and this cost of living crisis, the Government have…27 Jun 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapMy Lords, this Government recognise the challenge of the gender pensions gap, primarily resulting from labour market participation differences. We are working with employers and…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) BillI agree that the Government have made great strides in providing additional finance. If my Prime Minister said that we need to do more, he was not saying that we are not doing…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Additional Payments) BillOn the impact of the cost of living crisis on poverty, the latest available poverty statistics cover 2021 and projecting what has happened to poverty since then is complex and…27 Jun 2022HANSARDGender Pensions GapI can respond to the noble Lord: where carers are working, they will be automatically enrolled, if eligible, into a workplace pension. If they earn below £6,240, they can still…27 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Sherlock and Lady Brinton, for their supportive comments, and may I say that we are doing everything we can to get this through the other place…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [HL]My Lords, I beg to move that the Bill do now pass. At Second Reading, all who spoke acknowledged the importance of our social security system providing support as quickly as…22 Jun 2022HANSARDSocial Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill [HL]That the Bill do now pass.22 Jun 2022