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HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI recognise, as the shadow Secretary of State set out, that there has been a great deal of consensus on many aspects of the Bill, and that we are wrangling merely over this one…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that conversations are always ongoing to ensure that any legislation that comes from this place can be adopted by all the nations of this great…27 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are increasing the resources available to handle Members’ correspondence, but given the delays that the hon. Gentleman has outlined, if he wants to write to me with those…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillOn the consensus in the industry, I say to the hon. Lady that it wants this Bill done and taken through this House. Tonight’s amendments make the savers’ interest test easier to…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI am sorry to disappoint the hon. Gentleman, but that is not going to happen. We have to deal with the collective action problem that we are facing, to ensure that providers can…27 Apr 2026HANSARDChild Maintenance ServicePart of the challenge here is that the legislation currently requires us to use earnings information and figures provided by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, and, because…27 Apr 2026HANSARDChild Maintenance ServiceThe CMS publishes several metrics regarding how quickly it responds to parents. In the quarter ending September 2025, on average, 96% of applications were cleared within 12 weeks…27 Apr 2026HANSARDChild Maintenance ServiceRedundancy payments are not taken into account in the standard maintenance calculation, which is based on gross taxable income from earnings, although the capital may be…27 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine.…15 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026I welcome the broad support from both colleagues who have spoken. I was surprised that the hon. Member for St Albans resisted the temptation to point out that describing the…15 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2026I suggest that it is always good practice for an individual to look at how their pensions and other investments are invested. I am more than happy to ask the pensions Minister, my…15 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026
Draft Surrey County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026
Draft Warwickshire County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I am very grateful for the opportunity to debate these three statutory instruments, which were laid before the House…14 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026
Draft Surrey County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026
Draft Warwickshire County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026I thank colleagues for their broad support for the principle of more localised decision making and the flexibility it brings to local areas to shape the delivery of skills to meet…14 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026
Draft Surrey County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026
Draft Warwickshire County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Buckinghamshire Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026.14 Apr 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsThe hon. Lady will be aware that the Conservatives created this system. On her specific question about what we are doing to restrict access to the benefits system by foreign…25 Mar 2026HANSARDEmployment Support Funding: DWP and Welsh GovernmentThe UK and Welsh Governments have agreed how they will deliver the UK Government manifesto commitment to devolve employment support funding to the Welsh Government over the course…25 Mar 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsThe hon. Lady will be aware that the Conservatives created this system. On her specific question about what we are doing to restrict access to the benefits system for foreign…25 Mar 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsTurning to the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Laura Trott), we have had some serious chutzpah from the Tories today, opening with the fact that…23 Mar 2026HANSARDWork and PensionsShe spoke of the threshold freeze being unfair. April’s increase is our second in two years—they managed four in 12 years post introducing the plan 2 scheme.23 Mar 2026HANSARDStudent LoansWhat I say is that students, like everybody else, benefit from an improved NHS and from a range of interventions that this Government are making, but we cannot change everything…18 Mar 2026