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HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Ms Ghani. I thank the witnesses for their evidence today. My first question is to Mr Brown about the effect of the issues we have discussed today on the People’s…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)Q What work did you do to explore the effects of the levy on particular schemes? Certain schemes seem to bear a very high cost. David Taylor: Again, that is slightly outside our…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)Q Perhaps I can address this in a different way. This is a broader question about the nature of the levy. Did you and your colleagues look at other models for the design of the…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Ms Ghani. Thank you, Mr Taylor, for your evidence. First, could you reflect on the lessons that need to be learned, following the imposition of pension freedoms? It…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)Q What further resources do you need to help to tackle scams? In particular, is there a need for a major Government information campaign to alert savers? Sheree Howard: Picking up…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (Second sitting)I thank the Minister for his candour and for offering me a cutting from The Times , which is a fine newspaper. Finally, on the PPF annual report, the issue is that while these…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (Second sitting)I am very grateful to the Minister and put on the record my thanks to him for offering that meeting. I look forward to seeing him and discussing the matter. On amendment 5, the…15 Jun 2021HANSARDCompensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (Second sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his response. I feel that he is being somewhat generous in his description of the Government’s assessment of this problem and the level of…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)Q What further action would you like to see taken following the terrible problems created by the introduction of pensions freedoms without further regulation associated with it?…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)I will move through them rapidly. To what extent do the witnesses believe that pensions scams are a tangible risk to the future of people’s retirement in the UK? James Darbyshire:…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill (First sitting)Q I thank the witnesses for their time in giving evidence this morning. As the shadow pensions Minister, I have a series of questions on pensions, but I preface them by pointing…15 Jun 2021HANSARDInvesting in Children and Young PeopleI thank the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) for advocating a similar policy to that of my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge)…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Environment BillIt is a pleasure to be able to speak in this important debate today. I would like to cut to the chase, because time is short. I think it is worth reiterating the point made by my…26 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllIt is a pleasure to be able to contribute this afternoon. I want to address two areas; the first is my deep concerns about the Government’s planning Bill in the Queen’s Speech. I…18 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 200,000 women who worked hard and paid their taxes all their lives have been underpaid their state pensions. It is an absolute scandal. I welcome the announcement that the…17 May 2021HANSARDSupport for Asylum SeekersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle), and indeed the hon. Member for…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Special Educational NeedsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi), my Berkshire colleague, for securing the debate. He made a…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI want to offer my support to the shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing North (James Murray), who put his case very fairly. I want to illustrate what that means in…19 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghIt is an honour to have the opportunity to speak in the debate and add my tribute to those made by Members across the House. I think we have all been moved by the warm and…12 Apr 2021HANSARDBudget 2021: Departmental PoliciesPensioners who have worked hard their whole lives have seen their life savings disappear after becoming the victims of some truly dreadful scams, which have happened both online…08 Mar 2021