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HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Business confidence has fallen for five consecutive quarters, and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has said that there are significant concerns in the housing…15 Oct 2025HANSARDNet Zero: Evidence-based PolicyThe Climate Change Act forces Ministers to meet rigid, legally binding emissions targets, regardless of the economic consequences. Does the Secretary of State accept that this law…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Child Poverty Strategy (Removal of Two Child Limit)Before I begin, I thank the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) for introducing the ten-minute rule Bill today. While we may not agree on the Bill, I believe that…16 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. As a proud Englishman, it is not often that I admit the Australians are better than us at something. I am talking not…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fifth sitting)I trust the pensions industry to make those judgments because they are the experts in this area, not Government Ministers, who often have short-term views. On Second Reading, one…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fifth sitting)Outrageous!09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fifth sitting)I hope to address some of those points. The Government are willing to take investment decisions out of the hands of pension fund trustees to force investments into projects that…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fifth sitting)I refer the Committee to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, having worked in the water sector before being elected to Parliament. I will be speaking…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fifth sitting)I will come on to some of those points later, so I will address them then.09 Sept 2025HANSARDChannel Crossings: Military AssetsThe safety and security of my constituents is my No. 1 priority. Given the national security risk posed by some of those who cross the English channel illegally, I ask the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDChannel Crossings: Military Assets5. Whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the use of military assets to help prevent crossings by illegal migrants of the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I hope that the Government consider amendment 246, which would require annual reporting by LGPS asset pools on…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Third sitting)At present, the Bill arguably lacks a clear definition of how the priorities of the asset pools must follow, particularly on what qualifies as local investments. Our amendment…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Third sitting)I rise to speak to amendment 260. I thank my hon. Friend the shadow Minister for outlining our rationale for the amendments. My comments regard informing members. I support the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fourth sitting)I want to reiterate a lot of the points mentioned by the hon. Member for Aberdeen North. Financial education is key to unlocking many of the challenges that we face in adulthood,…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorAs Members of Parliament, we receive campaign email after campaign email every week on dozens of issues, from environmental matters to recent calls for a general election. Amid…03 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q I have just a couple of general questions. You have articulated this in your points already, but where do you think the Bill goes too far and may have an adverse impact, and…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q Going back to the consolidation of small pots, have you any thoughts or comments on the timeframes involved in how that would be implemented, particularly in the context of the…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q Building on Steve’s question on the levy, some hon. Members have asked about surplus extraction feeding into the overall risk profile in the markets. Clearly, if that was to…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q I am just interested in examples of recent shocks that have happened, where you had to pay out significant sums and what those sums were. Michelle Ostermann: The biggest example…02 Sept 2025