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HANSARDTransport: Economic GrowthPrevious Conservative Governments were committed to repairing the railway line at Dawlish, which is vital to Devon and Cornwall’s economic growth, yet this Labour Government have…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Eighth sitting)I have a query off the back of the comments of the hon. Member for Aberdeen North. We heard in the evidence sessions that there is a danger that overdoing the requirements for…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I want to add a few things to what my hon. Friends have said, and to reflect on the Minister’s rejection of our new…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech with a very good historical analysis of what has happened over the last 30 or 40 years. It is worth reflecting on the risk point,…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fourth sitting)How will members know that they have that opt-out? Will that be clear enough, given all the comments we have been making on financial education? People have got to be pretty…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Third sitting)I want to build on what the hon. Member for Torbay asked. As a former local councillor myself—I am not part of the pension scheme, I hasten to add, so I do not have an interest to…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Fourth sitting)In line with what has been said already, my thought is that plenty of financial education is a good thing; to say that some is worth pursuing and some is not seems a bit at odds…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorThere are over 300 hospitality businesses in South West Devon, and even though that may not be the highest number in a single constituency, considering the areas of countryside in…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI will come on to that exact point in my remaining few minutes, but absolutely, they are a crucial part of our community. Why does that all matter? As hospitality businesses…03 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)Q We are not all Government Members in this room, so we are quite keen to hear what bits you think might work and what bits might not work. That is where the question came from.…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)The privacy piece came up earlier this morning as well, so that needs looking at. Dale Critchley: If we deliver something that looks towards targeted support, where instead of…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)Q Are you effectively saying that if you put the customer first, which is ultimately what this entire piece of legislation is trying to do, then, at the moment, other regulations…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)Q This builds on something that was mentioned in the previous panel by Age UK—that a lot of the education that will need to be done to ensure that people understand what is going…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)Q Are there not going to be too many hoops to jump through to prove that the trustee is correct, if they have to prove it to a regulator? I suppose that is what the safe harbour…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (Second sitting)Q Given the international experience that both of you have in this realm, I am interested to know whether there is either anything in the Bill that you think is a red flag or…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Schemes Bill (First sitting)Q Obviously, a big part of the Bill is the assumption that mandation is a good idea. I would be interested to know to what extent you agree with the Bank of England Governor,…02 Sept 2025HANSARDCabinet OfficeThe Government are clearly very happy to claim that all is rosy after their first year in power, yet on the ground in my constituency and around the country, the opposite story is…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is my understanding that South Hams district council is in an arguably more sound fiscal position than the neighbouring Plymouth city council. What can the Secretary of State…14 Jul 2025HANSARDPlan for Change: Tracking Dashboard17. What progress he has made on publishing a tracking dashboard for the plan for change metrics.10 Jul 2025HANSARDPlan for Change: Tracking DashboardThe Government are clearly very happy to claim that all is rosy after their first year in power, yet on the ground in my constituency and around the country, the opposite story is…10 Jul 2025