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<p /> <p>The Minister has not met formally with campaign group representatives but
is in frequent contact with relevant stakeholders across her portfolio.</p><p> </p><p>The
Government will not be revisiting the State Pension age timetable for women affected
by the 2011 Act. Government carried out extensive analysis of the impacts of bringing
forward the rise to 66 when legislating for the change. The decision to bring forward
a Government amendment to the timetable originally set out in the bill, to cap the
maximum increase at 18 months rather than 2 years, was informed by this analysis.</p><p>
</p><p>We are currently preparing for the first State Pension age review, which will
conclude by May 2017. Alongside updated life expectancy projections, this review will
be informed by an independent report, which will consider wider factors that should
be taken into account when setting State Pension age, such as healthy life expectancy,
variations in life expectancy between different groups, and wider economic issues.</p>
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