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HANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceIt is for the Chair to decide what is appropriate, but I will come on to the question of fair rates of tax. We should be clear and transparent in how we talk about this issue: any…15 Jun 2026HANSARDState Pensioners: Personal AllowanceIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate with you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for opening it and for rightly…15 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Savings & Investments: Bereavement ClaimsI am today updating the House on the steps being taken to address historic failures in the handling of some bereavement claims by National Savings and Investments. On 26 March, I…19 May 2026HANSARDPublic Service Pensions: SCAPE Discount RateSCAPE—superannuation contributions adjusted for past experience—is the process for setting employer contribution rates at valuations of unfunded public service pension schemes. As…19 May 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI thank hon. Members for their contributions, and the shadow Secretary of State for her kind words. I will be brief. The Government have continued to insist on the inclusion of…28 Apr 2026HANSARDFood Bank Usage: Hornsey and Friern BarnetMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Food bank use has fallen in recent years, but it is still far too high, including in her constituency. It is part of a wider challenge that the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDFood Bank Usage: Hornsey and Friern BarnetThe rise in food banks across Britain is among the most visible signs that, under the last Government, ours was a country in which growth was too low and inequality was too high.…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI beg to move, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insists on its amendments 88C, 88E…28 Apr 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationThe hon. Member raises a question about what Labour Members were promising in the 2024 election. As I am sure he is aware, our manifesto was clear that it did not make a…27 Apr 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationThe hon. Member has raised this issue repeatedly over a number of years, and I recognise that. Specifically on the issues he raises, it was the ombudsman itself, rather than the…27 Apr 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationAs I have previously said to this House, it is unusual but not unprecedented for the Government to take a different view from the PHSO. That does not mean that we have not taken…27 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my hon. Friend’s question, and he is absolutely right. We have seen progress in the last 15 years; 23 million employees now save into a pension, and that is restarting…27 Apr 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationThe Government made their decision on this case on 29 January 2026, after giving the PHSO’s report careful consideration. The detailed reasons for our decision were set out in our…27 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for her question. There absolutely are lessons for us to learn from this experience, both related to that particular case, and on the general point about…27 Apr 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationWe have debated this issue quite extensively in recent weeks, and the House will have another chance to do so later today. As I have set out during our debates, representatives of…27 Apr 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationMy hon. Friend makes a large effort not only when it comes to pounding the streets, but in raising his constituents’ cases and, in this case, those of female pensioners. He is…27 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillAs always, my hon. Friend asks an important question. As I have said, the entire focus of the Bill is on ensuring that we drive up returns for savers. I am sure that he has…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI share my right hon. Friend’s frustration about developments in the Lords on those matters, not least because some of those who voted against amendments that would have…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI thank the Members from across the House who have contributed to the debate today. Let me respond directly to a few of their comments. I welcome much of the shadow Secretary of…22 Apr 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI thank Members and peers for the continued scrutiny of the Bill before us. Our task today is to focus on the limited outstanding areas of disagreement, although that should not…22 Apr 2026