Member

On the issues of participation and retirement age, there is not certainty about what the House would want. I have said time and time again that I am consulting the House, and I will come forward with some proposals on how to do that in a more structured way than I have been doing so far. I am grateful for the many conversations and suggestions that have been put forward. But I want to put on record, first of all, that I welcome the fact that, as the noble Lord said, there is widespread support for the kind of issues for which, six months ago, when we raised them in our manifesto, there was not much support. People are now saying, “That seems like a good way forward”.