§ Mr. Terry FieldsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security which benefits do not fall within the scope of EC directive 79/7/ regarding equal treatment of men and women within social security matters.
§ Miss WiddecombeArticle 3(1) of directive 79/7 EEC sets out what is covered by the terms of the directive, namely statutory schemes which provide protection against the risks of sickness, invalidity, old age, accidents at work and occupational diseases and unemployment. It also covers social assistance which is intended to supplement or replace those schemes.
Articles 3(2) and 7 define what is or can be excluded; notably state pensionable age.