Pensions Bill

I, for one, never intended to press my amendment, but I think that there will be universal approval for the Minister’s speech. On my amendment, I am particularly glad to hear that carer credit will be available to young adults of immediately post school-leaving age. However, I am not sure that the local authority is the right body to tell them. If a young adult has been in receipt of care allowance previously, the department would be in a good position. If they have not been in receipt of such an allowance, it is rather difficult to think who would be the best person to advise them or to whom they should apply for advice. Perhaps the GP or the healthcare professional might be the appropriate person, but we can all think on that because there will be time before the regulations are laid before us. On whether the noble Baroness’s amendment should be in regulations or not, yes it should. Since everything else in this clause is being done by regulations, it is perfectly logical that this should be too. With those remarks of praise to the Minister, who I note is unisex because I called her the noble Lord a few minutes ago, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 8 not moved.]