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HANSARDGuaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2020The best thing is that I write to the noble Baroness, rather than put my neck in the noose again. The noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, also asked whether the £1 billion was in real…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2020.03 Mar 2020HANSARDPneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.03 Mar 2020HANSARDMesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.03 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditI thank my noble friend for that question. Mental health is a major issue for people on universal credit, and in other walks of life. At present, we are introducing health model…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]02 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditThe noble Baroness’s Question recognises issues experienced by many people in our society. The department has made no official assessment of universal credit’s effect in these…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I thank my noble friend Lady Altmann for tabling her Amendment 78, which introduces further conditions to the right to transfer. It would require the consent of a current or…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]In the circumstances, I will write to the noble Lord if he will allow me. In conclusion, for the reasons I have outlined, I ask the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, to withdraw her…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditI was not prepared for that one, that is for sure. I know that the Permanent Secretary has a plan to make sure that people get paid and get the help they need. However, I will be…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditThe issue of food bank usage and the reasons for it came up during a Question I took recently. I have no doubt that, as I have agreed before, universal credit has contributed to…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]The suggestion made by the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, is very helpful. I would be happy to do that before we come back to this on Wednesday.02 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditI have read the report in the Lancet , and the Government’s response is that we have no concerns surrounding the general thrust of the methodology. However, it is difficult, in…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditLike all noble Lords in the House, I am only too well aware of the size of the problem of homelessness and people sleeping on the streets. I normally agree with the noble Lord,…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUniversal CreditI am so glad that we agree on the principle that people should be, and in the majority of cases are, better off in work. I like the noble Baroness’s idea, and I am touched that…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 77 seeks to extend the scope of Clause 124 to include transfers from unfunded public sector schemes: those where the pension promised is underwritten by the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]The noble Baroness makes some valid points. We consider that dividends are paid at a point in time. The regulator needs to form a picture of the employers’ ability to pay and, for…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, for tabling this amendment, which would require the Pensions Regulator to provide a report to the Secretary of State for the purposes of…26 Feb 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [HL]I thank the noble Baroness for this homework. I will ensure it is delivered to her and that it is accurate.26 Feb 2020