§ Sir David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, in view of the European Court's ruling on the right of women to work to the same age as men, he will introduce legislation to give equal treatment to men and women in respect of the basic state retirement pension.
§ Mr. MajorWe have no present plans to equalise pension ages for men and women. However, the Government do recognise that flexibility within the present pension scheme would benefit some individuals and I refer my hon. Friend to the Green Paper on the
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