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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hammond of Runnymede (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Pensions Bill.

Pensions Bill

Perhaps the hon. Gentleman could clear something up for me, because I am now genuinely confused about where he stands on the issue of consensus. The last time I heard a spokesman for his party speaking about the issue, he started off by saying that the Liberal Democrats supported the cross-party political consensus on the Bill, and ended his speech by saying that we should have a citizen’s pension, which fundamentally undermines the principles set out in the Bill. Will the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) make absolutely clear to the House whether he supports the architecture proposed in the Bill, and if so, will he stop banging on about the unaffordable citizen’s pension?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c688 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Child benefit Carers Age Costs Women Employment Eligibility Expenditure Divorce Grandparents Index linking Pension credit Personal savings Low incomes Pay Workplace pensions Poverty Pensions Payments Personal pensions National insurance contributions Part-time employment Means-tested benefits Older workers Married people Low pay Lone parents Overseas residence Social security benefits State retirement pensions Reform Retirement Uprating Life expectancy Labour market Personal Accounts Delivery Authority State second pension
Legislation
Pensions Bill 2006-07
Link
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