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HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the comments of the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, and only sorry that I was not persuasive enough to get him to join my side. I am also grateful to the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I rise briefly to offer support from these Benches, particularly for Amendments 24 and 25 and more broadly across all the amendments that the noble Baroness indicated.…16 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I was not going to take part in this short debate, but I am drawn into it by some of the comments that the noble Lord made. In respect of future funding, it is an…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I rise to support my noble friend, particularly in respect of Amendment 218, to which I have added my name. I do so because I have something of an interest: for most of…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillThe noble Baroness has answered the broad point in my noble friend’s first amendment, but there is the narrow point in AEA Technology, which seems to meet exactly what she said:…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPublic Transport: Remote CommunitiesMy Lords, I am sure the Minister will recognise that many remote rural areas are particularly reliant on their rail services. Coming from Thurso, which is the most northerly…09 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I have one quick question to obtain reassurance, I hope, from the Minister in relation to Amendment 199 on taxation. I imagine that it is consequent on some of the…05 Feb 2026HANSARDHospitality BusinessesMy Lords, the wider visitor economy, of which the hospitality industry is such a valuable part, is worth some £127 billion a year to the economy and 3.9% of all jobs. It is…27 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am grateful to the noble Baroness for her explanation. However, does she agree that a case where the employer has the right to prevent the trustees making a payment—with some…19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, we come to three groups of amendments. The next two deal with what you might do with the surplus, and I have amendments in those. This group deals with the principle of…19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I rise principally to speak to my Amendment 38 in this group and to support my noble friend’s Amendment 44, to which I added my name. I am in broad sympathy with the…19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will speak to my Amendments 34 and 37 and will briefly comment on the other amendments. Quickly, before I do that, I seek to assist the Minister with the question I…19 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am sure that my noble friend on the Front Bench will give our view on the generality of these amendments. I have one small question that I want to put to the noble…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMay I ask one point of clarification from the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, when he comes to wind up at the end of this debate, again on risk? I read this amendment as being about…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am not entirely certain that I am wholly in favour of the concept of a clause at the beginning of a Bill that sets out its purpose in the way that the noble Viscount…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will briefly give my support to the noble Lord, Lord Davies. I believe that many schemes would absolutely like to put money into social housing. The scheme of which I…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillDoes the Minister agree that ESG and responsible investing is perhaps best summed up in the stewardship code, which most responsible investors use?12 Jan 2026HANSARDTourism LevyMy Lords, I am sure that the Minister’s words will be greatly reassuring to the hospitality industry. However, in light of the important contribution that is made by the visitor…14 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill09 Jul 2025HANSARDHouse of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillMy Lords, one of the great joys of being a chalk stream trout fisherman is to land a fly on top of the fish and watch it take with such vigour. I am very grateful to the noble…09 Jul 2025