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HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI am very grateful to the Minister. I have just a couple of points to make, if I may. He is quite right that timetables are agreed and there can be case management reviews, but…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillIn the hope that the Minister will do the right thing, yes. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clauses 1 and 2 ordered to stand part of…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI am pleased to be opening this debate, although, given the turnout in the Chamber, it seems to be a minority interest among Members of Parliament, notwithstanding the fact that…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillBy all means. I know he is a busy man, and I do not mean to be critical.14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillThe Minister is a fair man and a fair-minded man. He is quite right, and I am willing to countenance his appeal and give him the benefit of the doubt, and that is exactly what I…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI understand my hon. Friend’s point, but I would have more faith, or confidence, in his view if it applied to me as well, which it does not. What we are saying is that we can have…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI am not sure that I accept the hon. Gentleman’s logic. The test of mental capacity in the judicial system applies to everyone equally. If I were being prosecuted for an offence,…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillThe hon. Lady has made a very good point. My problem with this legislation is that it places a question mark over certain citizens. I am not suggesting that the legislation is on…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI understand what the Minister is saying, and, as I said to him on Second Reading, I am not concerned about this power falling into his hands, but we do not know who will be in…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillTo refer back to the intervention by the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), would the hon. Lady be interested to comment on this point? My understanding is that, under the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Along with 6.5 million fellow members, I am a member of the local government pension scheme, through my proud membership of the London…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillAs I said, the evidence about performance across the population of funds is mixed. Some smaller funds do extremely well, because they have strong governance and a focused and…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) on her speech. I am afraid, however, that you, Madam Deputy Speaker, will have to forgive me for puncturing the air of…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillThat may well be true, but that is a different question. There is a question about financial education and the ability of large numbers of our fellow citizens to understand these…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillBut I have paid into that scheme.07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillYes, I have. I paid contributions through my employment at City Hall, as did my employer. Admittedly, it was a scheme based on a defined benefit, rather than a defined…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillI have already given way to the Minister. He said that the Bill contained an opt-out for pension funds, but that is not strictly accurate. It does not create an opt-out for…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillI do not dispute the fact that there are too many small funds that are suboptimal; my question is whether it should be the Government who correct that. If, for example, I am a…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillI understand where the hon. Lady is coming from. She is keen on Government intervention in our pensions, but does she recognise that that represents a fairly significant transfer…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillI want to be clear—so that the House is clear—about the opt-out to which both Ministers have referred. Is it a correct interpretation to say that it is not an opt-out at the…07 Jul 2025