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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, Amendment 55 is in my name and those of my noble friends Lady Stedman-Scott and Lady Neville-Rolfe, and the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann. I will also speak to Amendments…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords—19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillAmendment 115 is a mirror to Amendment 105A which I moved successfully earlier. I move this amendment formally.19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, the Minister, as usual, talks a good story on competition and innovation. Our concern is that the Bill as drafted makes it difficult to see that the virtues of…19 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I beg to move.16 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill16 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I have Amendment 4 in this group. This concerns mandation, which we will debate more extensively later this week in connection with defined contribution schemes.…16 Mar 2026HANSARDSecondary International Competitiveness and Growth Objective (FSR Committee Report)That the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Financial Services Regulation Committee Growing pains: clarity and culture change required. An examination of the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDSecondary International Competitiveness and Growth Objective (FSR Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to introduce this debate on the Financial Services Regulation Committee’s report on the secondary competitiveness and growth objectives. These were set…11 Mar 2026HANSARDSecondary International Competitiveness and Growth Objective (FSR Committee Report)My Lords, I start with an apology to the Committee, because I failed to declare my interests at the outset of the debate. I declare shares in listed financial services companies,…11 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, at least we are going to please the noble Lord, Lord Katz, this evening. We might even manage to stick within our normal timeframe and not go beyond. I thank the noble…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. I hope the Minister will look again at the point that the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, has raised. In fact,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who took part in this interesting debate. The big difference between what I have advocated and what the Minister has set out as the Government’s…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillCan the Minister explain why that timescale has not been put in the Bill? I cannot think of another review that has been written into law without a relevant timeframe being…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, Amendment 175 is a probing amendment about the best interests test, which is a part of the power to make unilateral changes to FCA-regulated pension schemes in Chapter 5…03 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Katz, will be pleased to know that this will be my shortest intervention. With my Amendment 181, to which the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, has…03 Feb 2026