§ 40. Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether revised estimates of the net costs of reducing the pensionable age of men to 64, 63, 62, 61 and 60 are yet available; and whether he has any plans for bringing the pensionable age for men into line with that for women.
§ 49. Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the cost of reducing the normal retirement age for men by one year.
§ Mr. RossiNew revised estimates are in the course of preparation and should be ready later this month, at which time I shall write to the hon. Members. I have no immediate proposals for aligning the retirement age of men and women, although it remains a long-term objective to do so.