1) Working age is 16-59 for women and 16-64 for men until 2010; between 2010 and 2020 working age becomes 16-64 for women. Between 2024 and 2026 working age for both men and women becomes 16-65, and changes again to 16-67 by 2046.
2) Pensionable age is 65 for men and 60 for women until 2010; between 2010 and 2020 pensionable age for women increases to 65. Between 2024 and 2026 the pensionable age for both men and women increases to 66 and changes again to 68 by 2046.
3) UK Statistics Authority (2011). Assessment Report 113: Statistics on Population and Demography in Scotland
4) The eight countries that joined the European Union in 2004: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
5) Papers from the PPWG meeting are available on the NRS website.