Mr President, on a procedural point, can you confirm that my letter concerning the Audel pension case has been received by the President's office? The case involves Audel's systems and five employees in Welwyn Garden City in my constituency in England.

You will be aware that the European Court of Justice yesterday decided that companies could raise a woman's retirement age from sixty to sixty-five. I regret that the Court did not give women the right to retire at sixty and instead has applied sex discrimination laws by matching men's and women's rights at the lowest level. My letter calls for the Social Affairs Commissioner and the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment to examine the implications for all employees across Europe, and I hope this matter will be given urgent attention.