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HANSARDDraft Pensions (Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge etc) Regulations 2026I was going to bang on with a very long and intelligent speech, but in the interests of brevity and keeping everybody happy, I will not. I am delighted that the Minister is…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceWill the Minister give way?15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceI am sure that the Minister will chunter intelligently at some point. In our 2024 manifesto, the Conservative party proposed the triple lock plus to stop this problem happening.…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceThank you, Dr Huq, for your stewardship of this important debate. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for introducing the…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceIt is interesting that the Minister raises that point. He will no doubt remember that Chancellor Gordon Brown raised the state pension by, I think, 50p a week. Did he support that…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDGlobal Trade: Support for BusinessesThe Economic Secretary to the Treasury will know that our financial services industry is a shining example of our international economic might. However, overinterpretation of…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an incredibly important point about crossing the Rubicon, given that the Government are taking mandation powers to interfere in people’s savings and…28 Apr 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationWhen his party was in opposition, the Prime Minister promised compensation for WASPI women, but when faced with the economic reality of the costs, he and the Secretary of State…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillWith the greatest respect, the Minister is talking nonsense. At the end of the day, every trustee has a fiduciary duty to get the best return for their members. By putting in…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Car Insurance Industry: FraudIt is a great pleasure to serve under you this afternoon, Ms Lewell, and I thank the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for securing this important debate. We have…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillThe right hon. Member raises many really important points, much of which we agree with. That is why, I think on Report, the Opposition tabled an amendment to try to understand…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillBoth sides of this House are going with the grain of what is intended on this. There is a fundamental problem—we all agree on that—but let us get the issues out of the way that…22 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Capital Requirements Regulation (Market Risk Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
Draft Credit Institutions and Investment Firms (Miscellaneous Definitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. As the Minister has said, the draft regulations are pretty uncontroversial, and the Opposition will…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillWhat about Rosebank and Jackdaw?15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes Billindicated dissent.15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes Billrose —15 Apr 2026HANSARDHidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCAThank you, Sir Roger, for chairing the debate. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) on bringing this incredibly important subject up for…14 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Savings & InvestmentsI thank the Minister for early sight of his statement. This scandal affects tens of thousands of people, and it could end up costing taxpayers many millions of pounds. NS&I is…26 Mar 2026HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI would also like to start by thanking the Lords for their very hard work. I do not think the Government won a single vote during the Bill’s passage in the other place. Over the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil SupportI thank the Minister for his statement. One characteristic of volatile energy markets is that when wholesale prices rise, consumer prices tend to rise like a rocket, and when the…16 Mar 2026