HC Deb 30 March 1993 vol 222 cc170-1W
Mr. Thomason

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what progress is being made by the pension law review committee.

Mr. Lilley

The review has attracted a great deal of interest and the committee is currently analysing evidence from some 1,700 written submissions, seven days of oral hearings, during which a number of organisations and individuals gave evidence to support their submissions, and three public meetings.

Under the weight and detail of all this evidence, Professor Goode has asked for a short extension to his reporting timetable. I am concerned to have this report as quickly as possible, but given the complexity of the task, the importance of the outcome and the need for a very careful analysis of the issues, I have agreed to extend the deadline for the report to 30 September 1993.

Copies of Professor Goode's letter, requesting the extension, and my reply have been placed in the Library.