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HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, this has been another interesting and wide-ranging debate. I am pleased to see that the horseshoe accord has, to some small measure, broken out again. I must say that I…14 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillIn answer to both the noble Baroness’s points, the lived experience of the Jewish community, and that of other communities—the actions we saw against mosques and the Muslim…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThis is a slightly delayed response, but I have just realised that the noble Lord was speaking to Amendment 371AA. I realise that there are a lot of amendments in this group, and…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, Amendments 370B and 370C, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay, seek to expand the list of war and other memorials covered by the new offence of…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThat is a helpful clarification. Ultimately, there are still the basic safeguard backstops of the CPS decisions to prosecute and police decisions to make arrests. There will…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillI appreciate that clarification. Considering the time, I say to the noble Baroness that the review by the noble Lord, Lord Macdonald, is forthcoming. I dare say he will be reading…13 Jan 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, this has been a long and wide-ranging debate, and rightly so. The issues that we are discussing in this rather large group of amendments go to the heart of who we are as…13 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted and Lady Altmann, for this amendment. I agree with them that funds in the LGPS should not be specifying…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI had better write to the noble Lord. I am afraid I do not have the details of that particular case to hand, but it is our understanding that it was coming from a voluntary…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, the Government share the noble Viscount’s aim of ensuring that administering authorities can continue to comply with their fiduciary duty to act in LGPS members’ best…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for these amendments in the names of the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, and the noble Baronesses, Lady Stedman-Scott, Lady Bowles of…12 Jan 2026HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionAt the risk of repeating myself, we were very clear as a Government that we had no intention of nationalising the water sector. The £100 billion figure is not bogus, because it is…12 Jan 2026HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionAbsolutely. One of the key parts of Sir Jon Cunliffe’s report is around the importance of setting a strategic direction for the industry, and one of the things that are set out…12 Jan 2026HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionI am afraid to say to the noble Baroness that I do not accept that there was widespread public anger that nationalisation was not used as a solution. We have committed to a…12 Jan 2026HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionThe noble Lord is certainly right to recognise the importance of the recommendation by Sir Jon, in the commission report, of establishing a single powerful regulator for the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionI say to my noble friend that Defra takes this matter with the utmost seriousness. It simply cannot be the case that people are left to go days on end without an adequate water…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am sorry; I probably misunderstood the direction of the noble Baroness’s questions. I had better write to her to set that out. I think it is fair to say that—this might help a…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillThat is very helpful. When I write to the noble Baroness, I will certainly make sure that we address the point around independent advisers. I appreciate the noble Baroness, Lady…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI thank the noble Baroness for that question. I do not know whether this will give her complete satisfaction, but I understand that requiring funds to take advice from their pool…12 Jan 2026HANSARDIndependent Water CommissionMy Lords, the Government have carefully considered the Independent Water Commission’s final recommendations and will respond in a forthcoming White Paper. A new water reform Bill…12 Jan 2026