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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Thank you, that would be really helpful.02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q I am pleased to hear you talking about what scheme members want, not just in terms of the return that they are expecting, but also the projects that are invested in. My question…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q Obviously, there is a mix of people on some of these boards that you would not necessarily find on other trust boards. I have been a councillor, so I am well aware of the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q On that last point about paying the surplus to scheme members—I am afraid we have had a massive pile of evidence—is that written in any of the evidence there, along with a…02 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsScotland is the only part of these islands where child poverty is falling, as a result of the Scottish child payment and the mitigation of the bedroom cap. When will the Labour…01 Sept 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityWe have a responsibility to deal in the truth and to counter plainly false narratives. The Minister talked about the fact that this protest crossed over into mindless thuggery.…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWe are at a really interesting point with this Bill: a year’s worth of politics happened last week, and it feels like there is more to come. Like the Chair of the Work and…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe hon. Gentleman mentioned the NHS and waiting lists. Does he share my concerns about the severe conditions criteria and the requirements for the diagnosis to be made by an NHS…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillNo! The Timms review is about personal independence payment; I am talking here about are the descriptors relating to limited capability for work—they are totally different things.…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI thank the hon. Member for clarifying that. It would be great if the Minister could clarify from the Dispatch Box that there is no requirement on him or his review to save money.…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe hon. Member has been a real champion for her constituents in this and she is absolutely correct: this is not the first place that I would expect any MP to look to save money,…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThat clear information from the Dispatch Box is what I was asking for. Hearing that will give people a lot of comfort. As the Minister is aware, a commitment from the Dispatch Box…09 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillObviously that can happen only where there are surplus funds, and there may not be surplus funds in all circumstances. I just want to give the Minister a heads-up in relation to…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillOn the pensions review, there is a massive cross-party consensus that there is an issue with its adequacy, and we want to see it tackled. Will Ministers agree to take this forward…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillOn that note, does the hon. Member agree that we should also make it easier for people to understand what a defined-contribution scheme pot actually means for them in…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillAuto-enrolment was a fairly substantial intervention by the Government in pensions. Since 1997, pensions have had to increase in line with inflation, and that was an intervention…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillI start with an apology to the Minister, because I had a bit of a giggle when the timeline for pensions dashboards was mentioned. I have been here quite a long time, and I feel…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillOn auto-enrolment, the other missing group is those aged under 22. Auto-enrolment seemed to be set up with the view that people would go to university before entering the jobs…07 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillToo much of what we have discussed today has not centred disabled people, the Bill or the changes that we are being asked to vote on. We are being asked to vote on the Second…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillIf November 2026 is not a hard deadline any more, why do the Government need to push this Bill through today? Why does it have to get through before the summer recess so that it…01 Jul 2025