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HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I too thank the Minister; I thank him for the letter I received today, which answered the question that he referred to, as well as for his leadership and his open and…06 Dec 2021HANSARDOutsourcing: DWP Telephone ServicesMy Lords, what steps have been taken to end the use of 200 premium-rate phonelines, admitted to by the DWP, when these cause those on the lowest incomes to pay up to 55p per…30 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]I too thank the Minister for his time and for the engagement he has provided throughout the Bill, particularly regarding these amendments. Considering the scale, complexity and…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, the debate this afternoon has been passionate and enlightening. Here is a quote from Second Reading: “I think that everybody in this House would say that it is important…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to the discussion on this amendment, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope.…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, as we have heard today and previously, the implementation of this Bill is likely to be extremely challenging, including, I would say, for scheme members. Millions of…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I again thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies, for his explanation and for raising these issues, as he did in Committee. I listened again with interest to the noble Lord,…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies, for his explanation of the amendment. I know we had quite a lot of discussion about this in Committee. My understanding of it in this specific…29 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Minister for responding to many of the issues that arose in Committee and welcome the additional flexibility with regard to the voluntary contributions and…29 Nov 2021HANSARDBenefit Cap: ReviewMy Lords, evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee states that the benefit cap is putting abused women “in situations where they may have no choice but to return…03 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, as many noble Lords have said today, these amendments are about pensioner poverty. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Altmann and Lady Sherlock, for tabling them and for…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I again thank the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for all her work on this issue and the comprehensive briefing that she produced—it must have taken her a very long time,…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for her amendments and for the information she has drawn to our attention. I share her concern at the lack of impact…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, as the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, says, all these amendments seek to protect pensioners against price increases during a temporary suspension of the triple lock. I…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I too will be brief. We have heard from other Members of this House on the impact of the cut to the £20 uplift in universal credit, and the effect it has on people’s…26 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillMy Lords, I support the triple lock and its effect of keeping the value of the state pension, which has been lost over very many years and has not yet recovered. I share the point…26 Oct 2021HANSARDShortages: Protection for the VulnerableMy Lords, in the light of the upsurge of food, energy and living costs looming this winter, does the Minister agree that the best way in which to support the most vulnerable…20 Oct 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: Nuffield Foundation ReviewMy Lords, the children’s commissioners of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland state that the two-child limit is a clear breach of children’s human rights. Will the Government act…19 Oct 2021HANSARDMinister for Intergovernmental RelationsMy Lords, findings of the IPPR show that there are huge differences in regional economic performance and prosperity in the UK and that this is down largely to overcentralised and…18 Oct 2021