Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill

I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. As I understand it, the assessment is made by a heal...

On that point, is there provision for a second opinion to be obtained in cases where there is dou...

I thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. I am not aware of the process that someone wo...

My hon. Friend has made another interesting point. He says that the Pension Protection Fund is th...

I grateful to my hon. Friend for making a good point. I do not have those figures, and I do not n...

My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech that I am sure most of us will have no difficulty agre...

I thank my hon. Friend for that. Yes, I spoke in particular to the Marie Curie charity, which tol...

My hon. Friend is generous. I think he is referring to clause 2(4). Is he entirely happy about th...

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for mentioning that point. The Government have been very co...

Good morning, Madam Deputy Speaker, and thank you for calling me so early in this important debat...

Since we are putting it on the record, I declare that I am a proud pensioner as well as an MP. I ...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon), who ...

I am listening to my hon. Friend’s speech with great interest. He is providing a lot of detail, s...

My hon. Friend raises typically astute points that need to be considered. The short answer is yes...

Will my hon. Friend just clarify the position? Is he saying that he would prefer the Bill to be a...

I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his question. I support the Bill, because it is far bet...

Has my hon. Friend examined clause 2(7), which gives the Secretary of State the power to make tra...

My right hon. Friend makes a good point. One duty of Members in scrutinising legislation and hold...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Philip Davies). I must warn the...

I call the shadow Minister.

10.32 am

I congratulate the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson) on bringing the Pensions (Special Ru...

It gives me great pleasure to confirm that the Government give their full support to this private...

I call Mr Laurence Robertson to wind up, with the leave of the House.

10.50 am

I thank the Minister for that response and the shadow Minister for her contribution. I also thank...