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HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI start by thanking all hon. Members for their valuable contributions during the Bill’s passage to date. In particular, I thank members of the Public Bill Committee who offered…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI thank the hon. Member, who was one of the contributors to our debates on this matter in Committee. I hope to bring forward clarity on the next steps in a matter of months.03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillAbsolutely, is the short answer. I am always very happy to meet my hon. Friend and near constituency neighbour. I will explain how the change may help in that situation, but I am…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillMy hon. Friend has discussed this challenge with me many times and is a powerful campaigner for his affected constituents. I give him absolutely that assurance, and I extend to…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillThe hon. Gentleman asks an important question, and I shall come to exactly that issue when I finish discussing the changes within the PPF, because as he rightly notes there are…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI recognise the right hon. Member’s point. I think the level of pessimism may be overstated. My view is that our changes on surplus, which put trustees clearly in the driving…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for that and for our conversations on this matter in recent months. Although I think it is completely reasonable that people would feel like that—so…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillMy hon. Friend has been a powerful campaigner on this issue in the run-up to the Budget, and he brings me on to my next point. We are not just listening; we are acting. We have…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I covered that extensively in my opening remarks. I want to mention two points raised in the debate. The hon. Member for North West…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillWith the leave of the House, I will respond to as many of the points raised as I can manage. I thank hon. Members for their speeches today. They have shown not only the depth of…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillSpecifically on the question of having regard to international law, I emphasise that compliance extends far beyond the LGPS, and it obviously reaches right across Government. That…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes Billindicated assent.03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Pensions matter. They are the means by which we deliver on some of the biggest promises we have made to the public: that…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillJust reflecting on the excellent speech that my hon. Friend is making, I should add that the Pensions Regulator will be bringing forward guidance to provide exactly that kind of…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillThe hon. Member brings me back to the part of my speech I was coming to. The direct, quick answer to her question is that I would envisage taking powers in primary legislation and…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWhat I know is that youth apprenticeships fell by 40% under the Conservative party. That is what failure looks like. I am coming on to some of those matters. We do not want to…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to close today’s debate, and I thank all Members for their contributions, including my hon. Friends the Members for North Warwickshire and Bedworth (Rachel…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI will come to the hon. Lady in a second, because she and the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper) told us that the Liberal Democrats wanted wealth taxes, while continuing…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the hon. Lady give way?27 Nov 2025