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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response and her understanding. Obviously, her reply is extremely disappointing. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, without exception,…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, as we have already debated this amendment and I alerted the House that I would like to test its opinion after such strong support from nearly all sides, I beg leave to…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 164 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. I agree that there seems to be something of an injustice in relation to survivor pensions for the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillThe Minister may correct me, but I do not believe that the Pension Protection Fund could itself agree to make these lump sum payments; they need to be enabled by legislation. I…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillCan the Minister confirm for the House whether there are any checks or reporting on accuracy of the contributions? There is a requirement, but is anybody actually checking whether…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, briefly, I support Amendment 120, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. It is important to look at the issues he rightly raised that relate to the market. Indeed,…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I have added my name to this amendment, and I thank the noble Viscount, Lord Thurso, for the excellent explanation he has given. I agree completely with what the noble…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I apologise—during my first contribution I should have declared my interests as a non-executive director of a pensions administration company and as a board adviser to a…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 155, and I am grateful for the support of the noble Viscount, Lord Thurso. This amendment and the noble Viscount’s own Amendment 162, to…23 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply. What she describes sounds very good in theory. My amendment is designed to address the issue that that theory does not work in…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI did not go into detail for reasons of time. However, my intention with the word “regular” was to get away from the standard industry jargon of “default fund”, which has quite…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillObviously, I support Amendment 55 and a number of the other amendments in this group, but I urge the Minister to consider the dangers of trying to engineer a few large schemes…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I have the pleasure of supporting these amendments. I am very pleased that the Government have made the decision to improve flexibility and help the working of these new…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill19 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, I too thank our Armed Forces and echo the greetings “Eid Mubarak” to all who are celebrating tomorrow, but I want to pick up on what the Minister has already said. The…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI thank the Minister for her response, and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will not detain the House too long on this amendment. It is a small amendment, but it is very important for members of pension schemes in auto-enrolment, particularly…19 Mar 2026