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HANSARDGovernance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, the Constitution Committee has published a number of insightful reports on the governance of the union. Among the most significant was the 2022 publication Respect and…28 Apr 2025HANSARDGovernance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Constitution Committee The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative Consent (1st Report, HL…28 Apr 2025HANSARDGovernance of the Union (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I will not keep you too long. I thank my noble friend Lady Anderson for her fulsome reply. It is much appreciated. I think my noble friend Lady Andrews and I feel that…28 Apr 2025HANSARDPension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2025My Lords, I refer to my interest as a trustee of a defined benefit pension scheme. I thank my noble friend Lord Davies for facilitating this debate. Two of the restrictions placed…23 Apr 2025HANSARDPension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2025Yes, reserves. Taking into account that and the levy reduction, it triggers the need to reflect that it is equally important to have regard to what is a fair striking of the…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel IndustryMy Lords, the Prime Minister is absolutely right to move quickly and ask Parliament to approve powers to protect and secure the UK steel industry. Urgent action today, which is…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2025My Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests as a trustee of pension schemes, and I thank the Minister for her clear explanation of the two statutory instruments…25 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsMy Lords, the Government’s recent announcement on measures to spur growth will increase the supply of infrastructure and productive investment for pension funds to invest in, but…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPensions Regulator Defined Benefit Funding Code of Practice 2024My Lords, I declare my interest as a DB pension scheme trustee as recorded in the register. I thank my noble friend Lord Davies for securing this debate. This is an important…21 Oct 2024HANSARDKing’s Speech (4th Day)My Lords, I declare my interest as a trustee of DB—defined benefit—and master trust pension schemes. The Government’s mission to deliver sustained economic growth conveys an…22 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill14 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, in moving Amendment 27, I shall speak in support of Amendments 45 and 46A in this group. Part 2 of the Schedule allows exceptions for certain types of consideration from…14 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillMy Lords, I thank everyone for participating in this debate, particularly those who supported my amendment. I should make it clear that I have not actually challenged the…14 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI will say my last sentence.14 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI will accept the constraint. Finally, I take the point about lawyers having been involved in drafting this. I do not mean to be rude but in the area of investment and pension…14 May 2024HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillAs chair of the Constitution Committee, I should say that the answer from the Government went on to say that declarations could be as harmful as the boycotts themselves, and that…14 May 2024HANSARDPermanent Secretaries: Appointment and Removal (Constitution Committee Report)To move that this House takes note of the Report from the Constitution Committee Permanent Secretaries : their appointment and removal (17th Report, Session 2022-23, HL Paper 258).09 May 2024HANSARDPermanent Secretaries: Appointment and Removal (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, between 2013 and 2020, the number of Permanent Secretaries leaving averaged 5.7 a year. In 2020, 12 Permanent Secretaries or equivalents left their posts, including the…09 May 2024HANSARDPermanent Secretaries: Appointment and Removal (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I thank the Minister and everyone who has participated in this debate. It has been hugely important for me because I am always reading and thinking about these issues,…09 May 2024HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024I thank the Minister for the clarity of his presentation—this is a complex set of regulations—and for the briefing session that he arranged for Peers, where I was able to ask…26 Mar 2024