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HANSARDCovid Counter-Fraud CommissionerMy Lords, Tom Hayhoe has been appointed Covid Counter-Fraud Commissioner. He will use every means possible to recover public money lost in pandemic-related fraud and ensure that…05 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. We must, and will, continue to engage with our international partners on trade and investment to grow our economy, while…04 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillMy Lords, I will address the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Jackson of Peterborough, which seeks to prevent commencement of the Bill until an impact assessment is…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsMy Lords, the Government published the interim report of the pensions investment review on 14 November. This report put forward a series of ambitious proposals to reform the UK…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsI am very grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. I take this opportunity to recognise her career-long commitment to improving outcomes for savers and investors. The…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsI am not sure that the noble Lord should talk down the British economy in quite that way.04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsI am grateful to my noble friend for her question. I absolutely agree; there is international and industry consensus that scale and consolidation are beneficial to pension funds,…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsThe answer to the last part of the noble Lord’s question is no. However, I very much agree with the analysis he set out in the rest of his question. Ensuring that there are…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsI am flattered to be referred to as the noble Lord’s noble friend, and I consider him to be a friend as well. I am more than happy to look at his ideas.04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsI am grateful to my noble friend for his question. I of course agree that adequacy is an absolutely essential part of the pensions landscape. That is what phase 2 of the pensions…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsI am aware of the issue that the noble Baroness raises, mainly because of her campaigning on it. I pay tribute to her and to the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for their…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsThe noble Baroness talks of a sense of urgency, but, of course, she had 14 years to do something about this and did not. The previous Government never legislated for the reforms…04 Feb 2025HANSARDPension Fund ReliefsI am grateful to my noble friend for his question. He is correct that the Government spend around £70 billion annually on pension tax reliefs, because we want to encourage pension…04 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueIt is not for the UK to comment on US-China relations.04 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueMy Lords, the 2025 UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue was the first since 2019. The Chancellor was joined by the Governor of the Bank of England, the chief executive of the…04 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueI am grateful to my noble and learned friend for his question. He is right: this was the first economic and financial dialogue since 2019. The Chancellor was absolutely clear that…04 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueI am aware of the issue raised by the noble Baroness, but I do not believe that discussions took place on that. The Government consider that it is up to each individual country to…04 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueThe Government are committed to attracting investment into the UK to support our world-leading energy ambitions. Investment in the energy sector is subject to the highest levels…04 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueI am afraid that I am not aware of any such discussions.04 Feb 2025HANSARDUK–China Economic and Financial Strategy DialogueI am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. I agree with the point that he sets out in terms of the number of jobs that are supported by trade between our two countries.…04 Feb 2025