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HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, even with policy areas as complex as public service pensions, we readily acknowledge that different measures and benchmarks can produce materially different outcomes.…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, we have a changing of horses: I will speak to the four amendments standing in my name and under the name of my noble friend Lady Stedman-Scott, which together develop…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, in response to the noble Lord opposite, I can confirm that my opening remarks will be relatively short. Amendments 21 and 22, tabled in my name and that of my noble…14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill14 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to open today’s debate and to begin what I am sure will be five engaging and constructive days of scrutiny on this Bill in Committee. The proposed new…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes Bill12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group begin a series of groups related to the Local Government Pension Scheme. We start with amendments that seek to improve what is already in…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this relatively short debate. Many of the points raised strongly reinforce the view that my noble friend and I are…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his responses; I am also grateful for the debate we have had on this group of amendments. I am grateful to all noble Lords beyond me…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, this group of amendments focuses on scrutiny, clarity and responsibility, and I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Sharkey, for setting out the merits of the…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for her two amendments in this group, for the remarkably brief discussion that has been prompted and for the opportunity that…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, I was due to give a very short speech. It is still short, but it has got slightly longer in terms of the content of this debate. I am particularly grateful to the noble…12 Jan 2026HANSARDPension Schemes BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, who, like me, has become a regular on the pensions circuit here. As this debate draws to a close, I thank all…18 Dec 2025HANSARDJobs Market: Wider Economic ImplicationsMy Lords, I am afraid that I am not yet in the Christmas spirit because, as the Minister herself said, there are huge challenges in the deteriorating jobs market. It is of great…18 Dec 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit: Two-child LimitMy Lords, can I bring the House back to the original intention behind the two-child limit? It was to make the benefits system fairer to taxpayers who support themselves and their…10 Dec 2025HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Extension to Unconnected Multiple Employer Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025My Lords, I am pleased to speak in this debate on the regulations extending collective defined contribution schemes to unconnected multiple employer arrangements. I say at the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDOccupational Pension Schemes (Collective Money Purchase Schemes) (Extension to Unconnected Multiple Employer Schemes and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2025I thank the noble Baroness for spelling out the code of practice; we look forward to seeing that. I remain quite surprised that the Pensions Commission will finally report as late…08 Dec 2025HANSARDCarer’s Allowance: Overpayments ReviewMy Lords, it is a pretty sobering statistic that 150,000 children provide more than 50 hours of care a week. What is being done in schools to understand who these pupils are and…18 Nov 2025