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Pension Schemes Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord McAvoy (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 27 January 2015. It occurred during Debate on bills on Pension Schemes Bill.

I thank the Minister for giving way. The Minister has raised some objections that are less extreme than those of the noble Lord, Lord German—so there is a difference in fairness here. Our new Clause 13 was initially a response to the problem of having so many trustees. Let us not forget this direct quote from my honourable friend Gregg McClymont:

“Our new clause 13 would initiate a response to that problem, but let us not forget that of the 200,000 pension schemes in the

UK the vast majority are group personal pensions under the management of four or five—no more than half a dozen—insurance companies. A governance board properly constituted of trustees attached to each one of those major insurance companies would deal with the vast majority of pension schemes in the UK. That is a very important point”.—[Official Report, Commons, Pension Schemes Bill Committee, 4/11/14; col. 324.]

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
759 cc116-7 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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