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Pension Schemes

Backbench debate on Thursday, 2 May 2024, in the House of Commons, led by Alistair Carmichael. The answering members were Paul Maynard and Vicky Foxcroft.
Motion that this House has considered pension schemes. Agreed to on question.
Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
749 cc385-412 
Session
2023-24
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Defined benefit pension schemes. Work and Pensions Committee third report
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Alistair Carmichael | 749 c386 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House has considered pension schemes.

I am grateful to the B...

Julian Lewis | 749 c386 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. I have been contacted by thre...


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Alistair Carmichael | 749 cc386-390 (Link to this contribution)

It pains me to say it, but I think the right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. What might have ...

Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 749 c390 (Link to this contribution)

I call the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee.

1.51 pm

Stephen Timms | 749 cc390-1 (Link to this contribution)

I welcome the debate, and congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmicha...

Alistair Carmichael | 749 c391 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for touching on an area that I should perhaps have give...

Stephen Timms | 749 cc391-3 (Link to this contribution)

The right hon. Gentleman is quite right. We have noted a bit of a move towards sole trustees in a...

Julian Lewis | 749 c393 (Link to this contribution)

I wonder whether the Chair of the Select Committee shares my concern that when those schemes go w...

Stephen Timms | 749 cc393-5 (Link to this contribution)

The right hon. Gentleman makes a very fair point. That is certainly a very long-running case, and...

Stephen Doughty | 749 c395 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, my right hon. Friend the...

Christine Jardine | 749 c395 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Member raises a point that I have been particularly concerned about. Constituents have r...

Stephen Doughty | 749 cc396-7 (Link to this contribution)

I agree with the hon. Lady. Indeed, that is reflected in what the Committee set out, which I will...

Therese Coffey | 749 c397 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and...

Stephen Doughty | 749 c397 (Link to this contribution)

The former Secretary of State says we should not be scaremongering, but there are some serious co...

Therese Coffey | 749 cc397-400 (Link to this contribution)

I certainly will not accept responsibility for that. I am conscious of the arrangement with the P...

Jim Shannon | 749 cc400-2 (Link to this contribution)

I thank and commend the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for leading tod...

Allan Dorans | 749 cc402-4 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) and the Chair of the Work a...

Vicky Foxcroft | 749 cc404-7 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing and open...

Paul Maynard | 749 cc407-8 (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to be here today. I thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carm...

Alistair Carmichael | 749 c408 (Link to this contribution)

I can understand the attractions of such changes for Governments and corporates, but I impress up...

Paul Maynard | 749 c408 (Link to this contribution)

That is very much the approach that I am taking with this matter. It has been discussed at great ...

Julian Lewis | 749 c408 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend did say that things had moved on since January. May I gently remind him that it wa...

Stephen Timms | 749 c409 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the Minister for the attention that he is paying to the recommendations in our report. On...

Paul Maynard | 749 cc409-411 (Link to this contribution)

No decision has yet been taken on when that might be. It would be wrong for me to speculate at th...

Nigel Evans | 749 c410 (Link to this contribution)

With two minutes, I call Alistair Carmichael to wind up.

3.15 pm

Alistair Carmichael | 749 cc410-2 (Link to this contribution)

When I contacted the Speaker’s Office this morning, I was told there was only myself and the righ...

Stephen Doughty | 749 c412 (Link to this contribution)

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker, I understand there are reports online of a veteran allege...

Nigel Evans | 749 c412 (Link to this contribution)

I have had no notification from any Government Minister that there will be a statement today. As ...

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