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HANSARDPension Schemes Bill16 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will address Amendment 12, which stands in my name and that of my noble friend Lady Stedman-Scott. This amendment addresses an issue that sits at the very centre of…16 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, we again understand the intention behind this amendment from the noble Viscount, Lord Thurso, supported by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. We also recognise the strength of…16 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I want to start by thanking my noble friend Lord Fuller for commencing our discussions on this important Bill, which is now on Report. We on these Benches look forward…16 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am grateful to the Minister and to my noble friend Lady Altmann for her supportive remarks. This amendment raises a simple but important question: how do we ensure that the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) BillMy Lords, in winding up for the Opposition, I say that we have had three remarkable maiden speeches this afternoon. I will make a few comments about each. I am so pleased that the…12 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes: Ministerial PowersAs the Minister herself has just said, the signatories to the Mansion House Accord signed up to a voluntary agreement to invest in UK assets. Does she agree that they were not…11 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateMy Lords, the Minister spoke about taking tough steps and the seriousness of this. Can I press her further on the location of the Chinese embassy? I know that she attempted to…04 Mar 2026HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, for opening this short debate. Let me say at the start that His Majesty’s Opposition support the principle behind the…03 Mar 2026HANSARDRent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2026Thank you; that was very helpful. May I have some further clarification? Will the CRF, therefore, combine the needs around housing with the needs around budget expenditure for…03 Mar 2026HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyMy Lords, no child should grow up in poverty, and we agree that reducing child poverty must be an absolute priority for any Government. The surest answer to helping reduce child…02 Mar 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI would be grateful if the Minister would let me look at the letter, anyway; it is important to see that in detail. To conclude, I want to pick up on Amendment 214 in the name of…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI am sorry to labour this like a long-playing record, but will pensions adequacy be included in that report? Or are we looking for something further?23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am very conscious that I spoke at some length in my opening speech, so I will be brief in closing and do not intend to question the Minister too much on the points…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillI hope noble Lords have had a restful recess. It is a pleasure to open the first debate on the final day in Committee on this Bill, and I look forward to hearing further and final…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, for his remarks and support, and to the Minister for the details she provided in her response, which I appreciate. While I…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I will speak in broad support of Amendment 218D, tabled by my noble friend Lady Coffey. Let me start by recording my thanks to the Minister, the Pensions Dashboards…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I shall speak to the two amendments in this group, Amendments 208 and 210, tabled in my name. The proposed new clause in Amendment 208 would create a permissive power…23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill23 Feb 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill23 Feb 2026