Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill (HL). Committee stage first sitting (morning).

Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence (Reporting to the House) motion agreed to. Clauses 1 to 76 agreed to, with clauses 1, 4, 22, 27, 38, 39, 62 and 75 agreed to as amended. Clause 77, discussed with Government new clause 3 (Meaning of “remediable service”), Government new clause 4 (Power to pay final salary benefits), Government new clause 5 (Section (Power to pay final salary benefits): transitional provision), Government new clause 6 (Pension credit members), Government new clause 7 (Further powers to make provision about special cases), Government new clause 8 (Power to pay compensation), Government new clause 9 (Indirect compensation), Government new clause 10 (Interest and process), Government new clause 11 (Treasury directions) and Government new clause 12 (Interpretation of Chapter), disagreed to. Clause 78 disagreed to. Clauses 79 to 85 agreed to, with clause 84 agreed to as amended. Clause 86, discussed with Government new clause 1 (Amendments relating to employer cost cap) and Government new clause 2 (Operation of employer cost cap in relation to 2016/17 valuation), disagreed to. Clauses 87 to 88 agreed to. Clause 89, discussed with Government new clause 13 (Amendments relating to pension schemes for members of the Senedd), agreed to. Clauses 90 to 98 agreed to, with clauses 90, 91 and 98 agreed to as amended.