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<p>The Secretary of State is in regular contact with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
on a range of pensions issues.</p><p> </p><p>The State Pension age changes, which
were made to put pensions on a more financially sustainable footing given increases
in life expectancy, were fully debated and voted on when the legislation was before
Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>During the Pensions Act 2011 a concession, worth £1.1 billion,
was introduced to limit the impact of the rising State Pension age on those women
most affected. These transitional arrangements capped the maximum delay at 18 months
rather than two years, relative to the previous timetable.</p><p> </p><p>Unwinding
any of these changes means asking young people to assume more of the cost, and after
they’ve already borne their fair share of the tough decisions made last Parliament
to bring Government spending under control.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, the Secretary
of State is clear that there are no plans to bring forward further concessions or
changes.</p>
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