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HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI am so sorry. The noble Lord was a few seconds late, so he was within the timetable.10 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pensions: CapitaMy Lords, I think many of us have had different experiences with Capita in different contracts over time. I fear that I may be on the record not calling it “Capita” in other parts…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pensions: CapitaMy Lords, it might be helpful if I lay out what the Government are doing. I know that many Members of your Lordships’ House may have been contacted for details, not least because…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pensions: CapitaMy Lords, the service being experienced by some members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme is totally unacceptable, and I apologise for the distress caused to members. We have…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pensions: CapitaWith regard to Fujitsu, I think the noble Baroness will be aware that there are ongoing issues that relate to the Horizon scandal. With regard to Capita, there are two companies…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pensions: CapitaI want to be very clear that this was a contract signed by the noble Baroness’s Government in 2023, and we are now managing the contract that they signed. As regards where we are…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pensions: CapitaThe noble Lord is absolutely right and there are various mechanisms being put in place, not least the call centre, which people should be able to access. I want to touch on…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pensions: CapitaMy Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely right that this was discussed by the Public Accounts Committee last year. Following that, and the assurances we got before it went live, the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pensions: CapitaI can reassure the noble Baroness that, as part of the recovery taskforce timetable, we expect that the online portal will be up and running in its completion at the end of next…05 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingMy Lords, if a think tank is a charity, it is subject to regulation by the Charity Commission. If it is engaging in election activity, it is subject to the Electoral Commission…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingThe noble Lord will be aware that last year, we published our anti-corruption strategy, which outlined the risks posed by corrupt actors who are seeking to influence UK…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingI knew I was going to get that question. I would like to thank the noble Baroness for the question—I think. She is absolutely right, and I have had several meetings, including…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingI was hoping we would go for the dog rather than the spare bedroom. As I have said, Philip Rycroft is looking at some of these issues of foreign interference in the round. There…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I am afraid I am not in a position to update her on the timescale or the development of those talks, but I will make sure that she…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingI am not sure there was a question in there, but I will take the opportunity to reassure your Lordships that, just as CC9 guidance for the Charity Commission applies to every…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingI hate to disappoint the noble Baroness, but I cannot and will not. To be very clear, while I appreciate and have worked directly with think tanks—as I think most Members of your…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingMy Lords, it is for each individual think tank to publicise and declare their sources of funding. Think tanks with charitable status must follow Charity Commission guidance,…04 Feb 2026HANSARDThink Tanks: FundingI thank the noble Lord for his work in this space to make sure that we have faith and trust in the many democratic institutions that are part of the wider ecosystem. On the…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIf the noble Baroness will bear with me, we cannot have an intervention on an intervention. She must allow the response.02 Feb 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe noble Lord has just promoted me, and I thank him for that. However, we have a very good Government Chief Whip, who I am privileged to serve under. The noble Lord will…02 Feb 2026