Pensions Bill

The hon. Gentleman did not answer the point from the hon. Member for Angus (Mr. Weir) about the level at which he would fix his citizen’s pension. Does he recognise that even if he set it at the level of the guarantee credit, 80 per cent. of the people who are forecast to be on pension credit are above that level? Half those people are on disability premiums or carer’s premiums. Does he propose to take all those means-tested extra benefits, which give people £30, £40 or £50 a week, away from them? How will he explain that to people with genuine disability and caring needs?