Retirement (Hansard, 5 December 2002)

HC Deb 05 December 2002 vol 395 c980W 980W

§ Mr. Syms
To ask the Minister for Women what assessment she has made of the amount of financial provision women have made for retirement. [83640]

§ Ms Hewitt
The Government's forthcoming Green Paper on pensions will address the impact and effectiveness of the pension system for women.
The Government are committed to ensuring that women are not disadvantaged regarding pension provision and enjoy a decent income in retirement. We have already introduced a range of measures, including Stakeholder Pensions and State Second Pension to help with this.