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HANSARDAviation IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) on securing this debate on an industry…18 Nov 2020HANSARDUnion Learning FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Hollobone. I support the arguments powerfully laid out by my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood), as…18 Nov 2020HANSARDFootball Spectator Attendance: Covid-19It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) on securing the debate, and I am pleased to…09 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I take on board the points the Minister has made. This is an area that may requires further dialogue, and we will reflect on what the Minister has said. I beg to ask leave to…05 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a matter of cross-party pride that we are seeing the commitment to climate change risk come into pensions legislation, and that we are leading the way on this issue. Over…05 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I want to make a few comments. I appreciate the exchange between the Minister and my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham. I recognise the complexity of the different…05 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. He has had considerable dialogue with the hon. Member for Birmingham,…05 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for his intervention, and I am happy to see that that commitment continues to be made. Nevertheless, it is not least because DB schemes currently have 10.5…05 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 124, page 118, line 23, leave out “an occupational pension scheme” and insert— “(a) an occupational pension scheme, or (b) a contract-based…05 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I will not make any further comments. I agree with the Minister. Question put and agreed to. Clause 52 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill.03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I understand that the hon. Member is concerned about the provision of information, but can he see a downside to it being there?03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Mr Stringer. May I thank the Minister for the collegiate way in which he has undertaken debate during the progress of the…03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Minister is right that there will be no storage of data on the dashboard––in a sense, it is drawing in that data dynamically––but could he explain the role of the integrated…03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment proposed : 8, in clause 122, page 116, leave out lines 38 to 45.— (Guy Opperman.) Question…03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I understand that, but the information is designed to assist in decision making, and may be helpful for those who are reviewing their pensions. In the context of much change…03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Indeed, I acknowledged in my opening remarks the Minister’s commitment to this agenda. He has also acknowledged Labour’s working with the Government on this agenda, but also…03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)We will not be making any further comments. We support the Minister on these clauses.03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am grateful to be able to make some comments about clause 107. This morning’s debate gave us the opportunity to put on the record some of our thoughts and to acknowledge our…03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am grateful to have the opportunity to respond to the Minister, and I thank him for those detailed remarks. I wish to speak against amendment 7, and I will lay out my arguments,…03 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Will the Minister give way?03 Nov 2020