Pensions Bill

I, too, support the amendment. It was interesting to hear the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Oakeshott, but, with all due respect, many grandparents are not in a position to respond in that way. With the increasing fragmentation of the family in the UK, this is a growing problem. The amendment is not an ideal way of dealing with this situation—we would prefer something in the Bill that took out some of the complications—but it is a way of raising the issue. All of us who support the amendment would love dearly for the Minister to come forward with a solution. If we do not raise this issue in this Bill, we will have no other opportunity to do so. There are grandparents and parents out there who are acting as carers, but not because they want to. I think most grandparents would love to say no, but they do not have the opportunity. That is certainly the case in our family. I shall be interested to hear the Minister’s reply to this discussion and I hope we will see some movement on the issue.