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HANSARDPension Schemes BillMay I ask my noble friend a couple of questions? I totally accept the rationale for the change happening only post-1997, but does he accept that because we now have surpluses and…19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I hope that noble Lords will understand as I go through my remarks that I believe my Amendments 33 and 33A are incredibly important to the future of defined benefit…19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 26, I shall speak to my similar Amendment 39, to both of which I am grateful for the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, adding her name. To follow on from…19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI thank the Minister and everybody else who has spoken. I have enormous respect for the noble Lord, Lord Davies, and take what he says seriously. I am most grateful for the…19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI apologise for intervening, but I feel that there is a bit of misdescription here. Yes, it is true that Regulation 64, for example, includes this information, but the FRC does…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, in speaking to my Amendment 20A, I shall also speak in support of Amendment 20, to which I have added my name. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, for both…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I support these amendments and I have added my name to Amendments 19 and 20, which deal with issues around surpluses and distribution. There are important issues in all…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I support Amendments 14 and 15; I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, for her explanation of the thinking behind them. I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillPerhaps I could assist the Committee. These amendments are asking for a publicly available report that clarifies and sets out all this information on a basis that council tax…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI just wanted to say that I completely agree with my noble friend. All these amendments are asking for is a level of transparency that we do not currently have. Obviously, if an…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I declare my interests as a board adviser to a pension scheme and a non-executive director of a pension administration and consultancy firm. I support…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will be brief. I have added my name to Amendments 2, 5 and 6. I support the thrust of these amendments. I agree wholeheartedly with the noble Lord, Lord Davies, that…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I had basically finished—I just wanted to say that, if we are not going to turn the £400 billion or so into a sovereign wealth fund, it would be preferable if the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I added my name to the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Davies, and I endorse his remarks. There is a clear need for social housing and I would be grateful if…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 8, I will speak also to Amendment 13, in my name. The aim of this amendment is to focus on the flow of money going into these schemes, rather than…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI stress that the amendment is a “may” or “must”; the group does not require a “must”. This was intended to help the Government understand that there are merits in considering the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am so sorry, but this is a really important point. In Clause 2(4), paragraphs (a), (b) and (c)—in particular paragraph (c), to which my amendment seeks to add something—state…12 Jan 2026