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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will be brief. There is a lot that could be said, but we will have other opportunities later on in this Bill. This should have been a happy Bill, doing good for…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, those noble Lords who have examined the Marshalled List will know that Amendment 46A constitutes what was in Amendment 46 but with an extra paragraph (e) in the proposed…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillThe Minister has not yet mentioned whether there is any kind of indemnity or legal consequence. What the legislation does is not neutral in the sense that it provides cut offs and…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will speak very briefly to Amendment 92 because it is a “what it says on the tin” amendment. It arose during a conversation. Somebody asked me what happens if a scheme…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I did not expect to lead this group, but due to the diligence of the Public Bill Office in tracking down consequential amendments, my Amendment 90 has come to the top.…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, my Amendment 81 is very small; I hardly need to say anything about it. It came from one of those occasions when you are going through the Bill and you write a little…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it falls to me to do the summation as a stand-in. I thank the Minister for her comprehensive reply. I wish I could speak that fast. It answered quite a lot of the points…22 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am quite pleased to follow the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, because I feel that we are fishing slightly in the same pond. I added my name to the amendment proposed by the noble…19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI will be as brief as I can. I thank all those who have spoken in the debate, particularly for the support that I have received. The noble Lord, Lord Davies, is to some extent…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, Amendment 10 says simply: “An investment strategy under subsection (3)(b) may not specify preferences between comparable or competing investment vehicles”. This concerns…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI no longer have any financial interests to declare, having retired from the board of the London Stock Exchange at the end of 2025 after a long tenure, although that indicates…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I share some of the concerns that have been expressed. I added my name to Amendment 6, and I could have added it to Amendment 5 as well. Before I go further, as it is an…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI got a bit lost in the explanation, because the Minister also mentioned internal advisers. In replying, will he lay out where he thinks the advice is and what that power is…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendment 12 in this group. I hate to disappoint the noble Lord, Lord Davies, but he will have to wait a while before we get to Amendment 10. As I…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as a director of the London Stock Exchange and of Valloop Holdings Ltd. I also have experience engaging with local authorities and their pension…18 Dec 2025HANSARDJobs Market: Wider Economic ImplicationsMy Lords, the Bank of England has canvassed for resignations to cut jobs to save £45 million and use more AI, and many other jobs continue to be lost to AI. What strategy have the…18 Dec 2025HANSARDAutumn Budget 2025My Lords, I will focus on the Government’s support for start-ups and scale-ups, as outlined in the entrepreneurial prospectus published with the Budget, and on the work needed…04 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget: Small and Medium-sized BusinessesMy Lords—27 Nov 2025