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HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillMy Lords, before we commence proceedings on the Bill, I am obliged to make a statement on legislative consent in relation to it. The Bill has been drafted so as to make provision…21 Apr 2023HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillMy Lords, I, too, am grateful to my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham for presenting his Bill to the House, and to my honourable friend in the other place, Mary Robinson, for her…21 Apr 2023HANSARDChild Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI note my noble friend’s point. Although I cannot answer on the particular delay after the tragic circumstances in 2017, I will certainly come back to her and perhaps add to the…21 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditI made clear the Government’s position on essentials earlier, and I do not want to go over that again. On the noble Baroness’s point about poverty, I remind the House that in…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditMy Lords, the department is aware of the report, but no formal assessment has been made. We have a long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting people on lower incomes.…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditWe are certainly aware of the severe difficulties in some cases that households are experiencing. Our way of dealing with this—we are aware of the report, as I said earlier—is…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditThe House will be very aware of this subject, which does keep cropping up. The House will be aware that, since 6 April 2017, families have been able to claim support for up to two…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditThe Government recognise the importance of supporting claimants to manage their liabilities. It is true that some households get into quite severe debt. Under universal credit,…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditIt is right to say that, although the Government are very aware of the severe issues at the moment, we do not look at every single essential item because we think that individuals…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditThe noble Baroness will be well aware that we have raised many benefits—particularly the benefit cap, by 10.1%, which we think is pretty generous. But we also acknowledge that it…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditMy noble friend makes a good point. I will add to what I said: we are still on track to deliver the Government’s pledge, with the OBR—it has to be the OBR—forecasting that…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditI think I made my position clear on the two-child limit, as I have over my three months in this role. Obviously, putting children first is extremely important, and that is why we…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditThe very fact that we have been rolling out a universal credit system over the last few years since 2013 comes to the essence of what we have been trying to do, which is to…18 Apr 2023HANSARDUniversal CreditMy noble friend makes an excellent point, because, apart from the fact that we spent around £67.9 billion last year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health…18 Apr 2023HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, these draft regulations were laid before the House on 30 January. Good investments are central to well-run pension schemes and decisions made by the trustees of those…28 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, as I was saying, I will conclude my remarks, although there are a number of questions that I still wish to address. The first was from the noble Baroness, Lady Drake,…28 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023I thank the noble Baroness for her further question. I will add some further detailed comments to the letter that I am going to write to the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, but let…28 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023I hope I can be of some help. I think I should write a letter on this quite detailed question, as it takes us further from the question originally asked by the noble Lord, Lord…28 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023My Lords, I thank the Committee for its input and for the lucid remarks made by the three Peers who spoke. I also thank noble Lords for their interest in this brief debate; I…28 Mar 2023HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023That the Grand Committee do consider the Occupational Pension Schemes (Administration, Investment, Charges and Governance) and Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023.…28 Mar 2023