§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people, by gender, would benefit, and at what cost, from crediting carers for the state second pension on a weekly basis. [106850]
§ Mr. RookerIt is not possible to provide the costs requested without further detailed assumptions on how such a system would work. Furthermore, it is unlikely to be operationally feasible to provide entitlement based on weeks rather than whole tax years.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) how many more people would receive the state second pension, at what cost, and how much would be payable in pension, if he aligned 35 hours of care qualification for credits to the state second pension with the minimum wage qualification of 18 hours, taking(a) 2005, (b) 2010, (c) 2015, (d) 2025 and (e) 2047 as the retirement years; [106847]
(2) how many (a) men and (b) women in each of the last five years have notified the Contributions Agency of the home responsibilities protection entitlement (i) at state pension age, (ii) two years before state pension age, (iii) five years before state pension age, (iv) 10 years before state pension age and (v) 15 years before state pension age. [106846]
§ Mr. RookerThe information is not available.