“My Lords, I congratulate the committee on some first-rate analysis. An ageing population has been long foreseen and long debated. Very occasionally, Governments have taken action. I recall working on the reforms to SERPS introduced by my noble friend Lord Fowler in the 1980s.”
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- Elderly care & frailty31st of 2496.5
- Public health & prevention585th of 7002.0
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