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HANSARDSocial Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2022My Lords, this debate has been a little time coming but I make no apology for making sure it takes place. Unfortunately, I was unable to take part when the order came before Grand…23 Mar 2022HANSARDElections BillThe noble Lord is characterising my vote. It was against the alternative vote system and not for first past the post. We voted on an alternative vote system. That is not what the…23 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesMy Lords, I want to pursue the issue of pensions, which was raised by the noble Lord, Lord Fox, and highlight the question to the Minister: to what extent are the pension…22 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions: Triple LockThe Minister quoted what the Government Actuary said. The surplus in the fund will be heading towards 60% but the surplus recommended by the Government Actuary is 16%. That is a…16 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for his introduction and welcome the fact that the figures are being increased. The support of the Government for having a minimum wage is to be…10 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]Tabled by Leave out “agree” and insert “disagree”.09 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, I make no apology for promoting this debate; this is an important issue that the House has an obligation to consider carefully. I listened to what the Minister said…09 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]I have to say that I understand and respect the strength of noble Lords’ feelings on BDS, but I hold to my view that it was not the subject of today’s debate. Today’s debate was…09 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]Tabled by Leave out “agree” and insert “disagree”.09 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL]My Lords, while I do not have a current interest to declare, it would be appropriate for me to mention that, until last August, I was a consultant to a number of trade unions,…09 Mar 2022HANSARDOlder Workers: Job Market OpportunitiesMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for the opportunity to discuss this important issue. I agree that the central issue here is what we can do to enable older…03 Mar 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillI want to reiterate a couple of points on this issue that I made at earlier stages of the Bill. I welcome all these amendments, and I am glad about the movement from the…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I want first to say how much I have valued the opportunity to listen to your Lordships’ House and gain from the experience and profound knowledge of what has taken…25 Feb 2022HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2022My Lords, I join the previous speakers in thanking the Minister for her helpful introduction. To a certain extent, it was discursive, in that it brought in broader issues to set…23 Feb 2022HANSARDTax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022My Lords, I thank the Minister for her clear introduction of the measures in these regulations. I intend to speak solely to the Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and…23 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions BillMy Lords, I have participated in the progress of this Bill and I have always appreciated the stated objectives. I know that I have disappointed the Minister with my pessimism…22 Feb 2022HANSARDIntegration White PaperMy Lords, the one thing I admire about the document is the way in which the meaningless term “levelling up” has been shoehorned into the text. I want to raise the bundle of issues…10 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I apologise to the House and the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, in particular; but having sat through nine days of this Committee, I was keen to get stuck in. I wanted…09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords, I want to speak to this group of amendments—09 Feb 2022HANSARDHealth and Care BillMy Lords—09 Feb 2022