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Public Service Pensions Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Eatwell (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 12 February 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Service Pensions Bill.

My Lords, the Minister has said that, with respect to the notion of the review, the Government will have reviews, because the DWP White Paper says so, but they are not quite sure what those reviews would be—it is all too complicated at the moment and they have not worked it out. Therefore, they cannot include it in the Bill. That is pretty unsatisfactory. On the one hand, they are prepared to make an assurance that there will be reviews but, on the other hand, they are not sure what form those reviews might take, who might be involved or what sort of procedures there might be. They are not willing to back up that assurance in the Bill. Finally, we are told that legislation does not matter very much and that it is just as good as an assurance. That is entirely unsatisfactory.

The issues that have been raised by the noble Baroness need to be considered on another occasion, and we will need to return to this issue at Third Reading.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
743 c613 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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