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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140856/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government published its review of State Pension age in July 2017. The report can be viewed here: <a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630065/state-pension-age-review-final-report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630065/state-pension-age-review-final-report.pdf<\/a>.<\/p><p>The next Government review of State Pension age will be completed within six years of that report.<\/p><p>The Pensions Act 2014 requires the Government to regularly review State Pension age and report to Parliament, to help to ensure the rules about State Pension age are appropriate having regard to life expectancy and the costs of increasing longevity are shared fairly between the generations, and provide greater clarity around the plans for changing State Pension age in the future.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The changes to State Pension age became law following consultation and extensive debates in Parliament. During the passage of the Pensions Act 2011, Parliament introduced limits to person\u2019s State Pension age rise, worth £1.1 billion, which reduced the proposed increase in State Pension age for over 450,000 men and women, meaning that no woman will see her pension age change by more than 18 months, relative to the original 1995 Act timetable.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to limit a person's pension age rise when age eligibility for the state pension is increased.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Brennan"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Kevin Brennan"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140879", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140879/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The information requested on the number of individuals eligible for Pension Credit but do not claim it in (a) Wales and (b) each parliamentary constituency in Wales is only available at Great Britain level.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Official statistics on the take-up of income-related benefits at Great Britain level, including Pension Credit, can be found in the \u2018Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up in 2016 to 2017\u2019 publication.<\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2016-to-2017\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2016-to-2017<\/a><\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pension Credit: Wales"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many individuals are eligible for pension credit but not claiming the benefit in (a) Wales and (b) each parliamentary constituency in Wales.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1548", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jessica Morden"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jessica Morden"}
      ], "uin" : "280185"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1141038", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1141038/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>In the 2015 funding settlement, the Government agreed with the BBC that responsibility for the concession will transfer to the BBC in June 2020.<\/p><p>The government and the BBC agreed at the time that this was a fair deal for the BBC. The BBC benefited as the government closed the iPlayer loophole and committed to increase the licence fee in line with inflation. And to help with financial planning, the government agreed to provide phased transitional funding over 2 years to gradually introduce the cost to the BBC.<\/p><p>This reform was subject to public discussion and debated extensively during the passage of the Digital Economy Act 2017 through Parliament.<\/p><p>On 10 June 2019, the BBC <a href=\"https://www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/reports/consultation/age-related-tv-licence-policy\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> that the current scheme will end. From 1 June 2020, a free TV licence will only be available to a household with someone aged over 75 who receives Pension Credit.<\/p><p>The table below provides estimates of the costs and caseloads for 2015/16 through to 2017/18 of providing free TV licences to people aged 75 years and over in the geographical areas requested. Expenditure in nominal prices. The figures for 2018/19 will be available in September.<\/p><p /><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Caseload (thousands)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) the Norwich City Council (Norwich local authority area)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>8.5<\/p><\/td><td><p>8.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>8.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) Norwich South constituency<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>6.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>6.9<\/p><\/td><td><p>6.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>(c) Norwich North constituency<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>7.4<\/p><\/td><td><p>7.7<\/p><\/td><td><p>7.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td colspan=\"2\"><p><strong>Expenditure (£m) (Nominal)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>(a) the Norwich City Council (Norwich local authority area)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>£1.21<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1.21<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1.23<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>(b) Norwich South constituency<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>£0.96<\/p><\/td><td><p>£0.95<\/p><\/td><td><p>£0.97<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>(c) Norwich North constituency<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p>£1.06<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1.07<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1.10<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Television Licences: Norwich"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of free television licences issued to residents in (a) the Norwich City Council area (b) Norwich South constituency and (c) Norwich North constituency in each of the last three years; and what the total annual value was of those licences.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4500", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Clive Lewis"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Clive Lewis"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140545", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140545/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The vast majority of employers are meeting their pension obligations under automatic enrolment, consistent with the legal framework established under the Pensions Act 2008. Where employers fail to comply with the law however, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has a full range of powers to ensure employees get the pensions they are due.<\/p><p>TPR is aware of some employers that appear to have tried to avoid meeting their pension obligations by hiding behind a new name. TPR investigators are working to take action against offenders that try to use this tactic, and are carrying out short-notice inspections on employers that are suspected of breaching their automatic enrolment duties.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Guy Opperman"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-08-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Workplace Pensions"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to tackle the use of shape shifting practices by employers to avoid meeting pension obligations to employees; and if he will make a statement .", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3928", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Smith"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Nick Smith"}
      ], "uin" : "279430"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140630", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140630/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Successive Governments have made necessary decisions to equalise and increase the State Pension age. State Pension age reform has focused on maintaining the right balance between sustainability of State Pension, equality and fairness between generations in the face of demographic change.<\/p><p>Even after equalising women\u2019s State Pension age with men\u2019s, women will spend on average around 2 years more in receipt of their state pension because of their longer life expectancy. If we had not equalised State Pension age, women would be expected to spend on average over 40 per cent of their adult lives in retirement.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>During the passage of the 2011 Act, the Government listened to the concerns of those affected and this is why we introduced a concession worth over £1 billion in order to limit the impact on those women who would be most affected by the changes. This concession reduced the proposed increase in State Pension age for over 450,000 men and women, and means that no woman will see her pension age change by more than 18 months, relative to the 1995 Act timetable.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>For people who simply can\u2019t work, our welfare system will continue to provide a strong safety net, as it does for people of all ages now. Any women experiencing hardship, including problems such as unemployment, disability, and coping with caring responsibilities, can already claim support from the welfare system. The Government is committed to supporting the vulnerable and spends over £50 billion a year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The new State Pension is more generous for many women. Over three million women stand to gain an average of £550 extra per year by 2030 as a result of recent State Pension reforms.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hexham"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Guy Opperman"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-08-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "State Retirement Pensions: Females"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to compensate women born in the 1950s who were adversely affected by changes to the state pension age.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Coventry South"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jim Cunningham"}
      ], "uin" : "279380"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140256", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140256/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government\u2019s response to the consultation on pensions dashboards set out that it is the responsibility of the industry delivery group to agree a standardised level of digital identity to make dashboards work, working closely with industry and the government. We are clear that it must comply with the National Cyber Security Centre\u2019s Good Practice Guide 45. Therefore, it will ultimately be the responsibility of the industry delivery group reporting to the Money and Pensions Service to identify a digital identity solution(s) for dashboards that meet these standards and to make a decision on whether those digital identity solution(s) use a federated digital identity.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/792303/government-response-pensions-dashboards.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/792303/government-response-pensions-dashboards.pdf<\/a><\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hexham"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Guy Opperman"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-23T11:27:18.42Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pensions: Consumer Information"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to assess how the Pensions Dashboard could connect into private pension schemes using a federated Digital Identity.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3968", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Lloyd"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Eastbourne"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Lloyd"}
      ], "uin" : "278951"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140271", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1140271/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Official statistics on the take-up of income related benefits at Great Britain level, including Pension Credit, can be found in the \u2018Income-related benefits: estimates of take-up in 2016 to 2017\u2019 publication.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2016-to-2017\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-related-benefits-estimates-of-take-up-financial-year-2016-to-2017<\/a><\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><p>The information requested on the number of people who are eligible for pension credit but do not claim and live with dementia is not available.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4142", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Guy Opperman"}
        }
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Guy Opperman"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Pension Credit: Dementia"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who are eligible for but do not claim pension credit live with dementia.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4653", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Morgan"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Portsmouth South"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Morgan"}
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