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HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as an employee of Marsh, whose sister company Mercer is a pension consultancy, master trust provider and, importantly, a signatory to the Mansion…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026My Lords, the Energy Prices Act 2022 was brought forward in circumstances that were, by any measure, extraordinary. It was a moment of acute global volatility, when Governments…13 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as an employee of Marsh, whose sister company Mercer is a pension consultancy, master trust provider and signature to the Mansion House Accord. I…19 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026My Lords, we have heard from the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, my noble friend Lord Moynihan and from other noble Lords regarding the situation facing Northern Ireland’s ferry…12 Mar 2026HANSARDGreenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026We have a problem with the Isle of Wight. One of the vessels has done everything that it could possibly do to decarbonise. It has no option to go anywhere else because the power…12 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, this is a very large group with a number of issues to address. First, I support my noble friends Lady Neville-Rolfe and Lord Altrincham in Amendment 1 in this group. I…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, very briefly, I support Amendments 6 and 22 from my noble friends Lord Mackinlay and Lord Fuller. As we have heard, the practical application of the £2,000 cap per…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I speak to my Amendment 34 in this group, and I am grateful for the support from the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough. Pensions legislation is, as many of your Lordships…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for his responses and thank those who have taken part in this short debate. I am not sure that we have unknown unknowns, because the Minister has…05 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, clearly there remains a tension within government between the Department for Work and Pensions and the Treasury. As we heard at Second Reading, the DWP is focused on…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group either increase the level of pension contributions exempt from national insurance or seek to prevent fiscal drag. Both aims are very…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I support the amendments in this group in the names of my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe, the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, and others—in fact, quite frankly, most of…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI thank the Minister for giving way. He has mentioned up to five different publications where this information may be found. Is it not possible for the Government to bring it into…24 Feb 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillMy Lords, I wish to express deep concern about the Government’s decision to impose a £2,000 cap on salary sacrifice arrangements for pension contributions. This measure may appear…04 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, after that. I support Amendments 115 and 152, in the names of my noble friends Viscount Younger of Leckie…26 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I remind the Committee of my interest as an employee of Marsh, which owns Mercer, a pension and investment advisory management company. I did not intend to speak on this…26 Jan 2026HANSARDNitrogen Reduction, Recycling and Reuse (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report)My Lords, it is a pleasure to serve as a member of the Environment and Climate Change Committee and to speak in this debate. I place on record my thanks to the excellent staff who…06 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, like other noble Lords, I very much look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady White of Tufnell Park. I declare an interest as an employee of Marsh,…18 Dec 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I speak to Amendment 416B, tabled in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, which concerns the issue of uninsured drivers and to which I have added…15 Dec 2025