Intergenerational Fairness

I could not agree more, but I hope that my hon. Friend will forgive me if I do not follow that up...

It is heart-breaking that 73% of working parents already go without a meal during the school holi...

It is, and my hon. Friend’s intervention could not be better timed. Members who followed closely ...

I agree with the argument that the right hon. Gentleman is developing, but what he is suggesting ...

Again, I could not agree more. I did not want to fan out the debate—I wanted to keep it as tight ...

As usual, the right hon. Gentleman is making an excellent and well considered speech. Notwithstan...

I would not for a moment—look at me—say that people over the state retirement age should not be a...

It is a real pleasure to follow the widely respected and thoughtful comments of the right hon. Me...

There is a lot in the report that I would recommend to my hon. Friend, but does he share my sligh...

I am very grateful for the fact that we have a fantastic Pensions Minister who will be responding...

My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, based on his expertise as a former Minister. We sha...

I thank my hon. Friend for that powerful intervention. He is a real champion for his constituency...

I want to come back to the subject of the debate, intergenerational fairness. My hon. Friend has ...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I am always at a loss to understand why he is not a ...

Before my hon. Friend finishes his speech, on a positive note, does he agree that it is important...

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I know that he personally supported the Disability C...

Order. I have not yet suggested that Members limit the length of their speeches, because it appea...

It is a pleasure to follow the eloquent speech from the hon. Member for North Swindon (Justin Tom...

The hon. Lady is making a captivating speech. None of us wants to make changes to the triple lock...

There certainly is recognition, but I totally disagree with some of the ideological truths held b...

Order. The hon. Lady is fine for time, but I am sure she meant to say, “The Prime Minister.”

Yes. I beg your pardon, Madam Deputy Speaker.

A tax haven-style economy would deny opportun...

The Chair of the Select Committee, the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Frank Field), in a typic...

Order. Right, let us try for nine minutes or less.

5.52 pm

I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Birkenhead (Frank Field) on introducing this i...

As far as I can see, there are four more would-be Back-Bench contributors. I should have thought ...

indicated dissent.

No—well, the wind-ups should certainly start no later than 6.30 pm.

6.2 pm

This has been an excellent debate, which was brilliantly introduced by the right hon. Member for ...

Does my hon. Friend therefore agree that we should reform pensions tax relief to enable younger p...

I absolutely agree. In terms of fairness and social equity, that is an excellent fiscal policy, w...

I want to avoid seeing this as an issue of young versus old. I am conscious that there is a huge ...

It is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe), who is ...

My hon. Friend is slaughtering sacred cows in such a steady fashion that I am wondering whether h...

My understanding is that the BBC will be asked to pick up the tab for that shortly, which I think...

It is a great pleasure to join the debate at this late stage, a debate introduced in a sense with...

Hon. Members might have heard me talk before about my issues with the estimates process. I do not...

It is a pleasure to speak in this important debate on behalf of the Opposition. I need to extend ...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

I hope that the hon. Gentleman will excuse me if I do not. I am incredibly pressed for time and I...

Having learned a word from you earlier today, Mr Speaker, I can say that hope we have all learned...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I am sorry, but I do not have time. Normally I would be happy to give way.

As my hon. Frien...