Part of the concern and need to write such provisions into the Bill comes from the fact that no one predicted clause 3. It has been described as a Henry VIII clause, as it gives sweeping powers to Ministers to legislate on schemes through statutory instruments or even retrospectively.
Public Service Pensions Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John McDonnell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 December 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Service Pensions Bill.
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