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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is right to say that dashboards could encourage more people to consider consolidating their pension pots. There is guidance out there, and the Pensions Minister…07 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I know that the right hon. Gentleman and his Select Committee are looking at this matter carefully, and I appreciate that he has been in discussions with my hon. Friend the…07 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]Our aim is to empower consumers through dashboards, and the Government believe that they are best served through multiple dashboards. Of course we have listened carefully to the…07 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]The Bill will require the pension schemes to provide all the data that they have available, so that it can be brought together to provide that information. I am conscious that…07 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I understand exactly the point my hon. Friend makes. My understanding is that the Financial Conduct Authority is changing its guidance or approach to make sure that asset managers…07 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has just told me he will share with the hon. Gentleman the letter that he sent to the Chair of the Select…07 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend represents one of the constituencies with the highest number of pensioners in the country, but for his future pensioners this is an important Bill. It will bring…07 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I beg to move, that the Bill be now read a Second time. Pensions are a fundamental part of everyone’s future. They offer security later in life and can provide much-needed…07 Oct 2020HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI beg to move, that the Bill be now read a Second time. I am pleased to introduce the Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill. It makes technical changes for one year only…01 Oct 2020HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. We always want to encourage people to take up benefits to which they are entitled. There was an extensive amount of advertising…01 Oct 2020HANSARDReturning to Employment: Covid-19The hon. Lady is perhaps far from what is going on. I think she has very recently visited her local jobcentre to discuss this. I want to encourage her by saying that a number of…14 Sept 2020HANSARDKickstart Scheme: HarlowApplications only started on 2 September, and already thousands of employers have expressed interest in providing kickstart opportunities for young people. We are working hard to…14 Sept 2020HANSARDKickstart Scheme: HarlowIt is important that a wide range of choice is available to young people, in particular, as they set out in their career, so we will be having kickstart but we will also be having…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt has been less than two weeks since the Government launched the kickstart scheme, which will help thousands of young people on to a vital step on the jobs ladder. Thousands of…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to point out that Scotland was already starting to struggle with unemployment rates compared with other parts of the United Kingdom, but I assure him that…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have set out the unprecedented steps we took to ensure that vulnerable people would not go hungry as a result of the pandemic, focusing especially on children. While schools…14 Sept 2020HANSARDReturning to Employment: Covid-19Indeed, and key to identifying those important opportunities and ways to help people over the age of 25 will be our network of empowered work coaches who engage proactively with…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend asks an important question about our work with the business community and across the Government. The DWP has been an integral player in the development of the plan…14 Sept 2020HANSARDReturning to Employment: Covid-19Our £30 billion plan for jobs will see us support people of all ages in building the skills they may need to return to work. One of the key elements is the sector-based work…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will know that when people have a substantial amount of money—and I recognise the route he indicated on how they have received that—it usually takes them over…14 Sept 2020