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HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (First sitting)Q Just to make that clear, you are basically saying that you are neutral on the amount of divergence or equivalence, and that you can cope with whatever is thrown at you? Sheldon…17 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you. It appears that the EU will not be in a position to offer us any equivalence, or to certify any of the things that we are doing as equivalent, until at least the…17 Nov 2020HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (First sitting)Q Mr Mills, I am glad you think you can manage but, given that this onshoring is happening, we have already seen the beginnings of some quite fierce competition—if I may put it in…17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: DistributionWhat recent plans he has made for the distribution of covid-19 vaccines.17 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccines: DistributionDoes the Minister agree that it is going to be a mammoth logistical effort, not only to do a vaccination-style thing as we do every year with flu, but to include everybody? Also,…17 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for West Bromwich West (Shaun Bailey) in this reasonably consensual debate. Madam Deputy Speaker, there is nothing like seeing men…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I knew John Golding, and he never spoke for one second longer than he needed to for a particular political purpose. I know that he spoke for that length of time because he was…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]The Minister is hopping about on his feet, so I will give way.16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I thank the Minister for that point. We had this discussion in Committee, and we are having it again on the Floor of the House. I think it is worth exploring, but within the…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]Surely not!16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]On that point, I thank my right hon. Friend for the way he is championing consumer advice in this very difficult space. Does he agree with me that we do not want a stronger nudge,…16 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]Does the hon. Gentleman agree that at the moment the decumulation pension industry is unregulated, so there is no transparency on costs or on the kind of charges that may be…16 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister spoke for many of us when he took a call yesterday to congratulate President-elect Biden and Vice-President-elect Harris on their emphatic win in the US…11 Nov 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 DeploymentMay I also express the thanks of my constituents for the work that the armed forces have been doing in response to the coronavirus pandemic? The Minister has already revealed to…10 Nov 2020HANSARDBaby Loss: Covid-19Minister, could you leave a couple of minutes before the end so that I can call the mover of the motion to reply?05 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateWill the Chancellor now admit that his premature wind-down of furlough, which he had scheduled to finish last weekend, in the middle of what many people expected to be a second…05 Nov 2020HANSARDBaby Loss: Covid-19Minister, in the light of the time—05 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Why, if diversity in the delivery of dashboards is so crucial, do other countries manage with single, publicly provided dashboards?03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I thank the Minister for his full explanation of some of the work that is ongoing, and I appreciate that it is a difficult issue. First, will he give the Committee some idea of…03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Semaphore? [ Laughter .]03 Nov 2020