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HANSARDPensions Guidance and AdviceIt is good to see you in your place, Ms Bardell. My hon. Friend is making an excellent point about the very real difficulties facing so many families. Does she agree that she is,…01 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions Guidance and AdviceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that, sadly, technology and the ability of fraudsters is racing ahead. We need to take far more urgent action to tackle these awful problems. In…01 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions Guidance and AdviceThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point; we do need to apply common sense to these very important matters. As I was saying, the Pension Schemes Act made it illegal to cold…01 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions Guidance and AdviceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Bardell. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Amber Valley (Nigel Mills) for what I thought was a very thoughtful and…01 Mar 2022HANSARDPensions Guidance and AdviceI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s comments about the importance of pension savings and for his very serious approach to this issue. Does he agree that there is a…01 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI offer my wholehearted support for much tougher sanctions against President Putin and his dreadful regime. As mentioned earlier, there are many historic Ukrainian communities in…24 Feb 2022HANSARDUnited Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank everyone who has contributed today. I highlight in particular the work of the hon. Member for Motherwell…24 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I will say just a few brief words in relation to my local mesothelioma group in Berkshire, and I know that the hon. Member…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDraft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. These are dangers that were known but which, sadly, were not acted on. The stories about workers and others playing with asbestos…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Non-commissioned Exempt AccommodationMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She speaks from deep experience and her legal background stands her in good stead on these important matters. Does she agree that…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I refer colleagues to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank all those who have…21 Feb 2022HANSARD Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) Regulations 2022Perhaps the Minister would also like to thank the previous Labour Government for its work on auto-enrolment, as it was an idea developed by Gordon Brown originally and…21 Feb 2022HANSARDChildren’s Mental HealthMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and showing her deep understanding of this important issue. She is absolutely right to mention the enormous pressure on families and…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Social Security and PensionsI start by thanking all those who have spoken in tonight’s debate. My hon. Friend the Member for Westminster North (Ms Buck) set out the scale of the cost of living crisis and the…07 Feb 2022HANSARDPension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill (Morning sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West for her work on this important Bill. As has been said, the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I rise to support my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn. She is making an excellent point, and I am glad that she will press for a vote. The issue here relates to…27 Jan 2022HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI want to offer my wholehearted support to my hon. Friend and to say how moving I have found her speech and indeed the other speeches that I have been here for today. I also…27 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I also declare an interest: there are members of my family who may be affected by the Bill. I am not entirely sure,…27 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for expanding on those points. I reiterate the importance of listening to the views of women workers in the public sector. They are obviously a large…27 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I pay tribute to our police and fire service. I appreciate that the Minister shares that sentiment. I want to…27 Jan 2022