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Social Security, Occupational Pension Schemes and Statutory Payments (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007

I am grateful to the two noble Lords who have contributed to this short debate. It is a relaxing day compared with our efforts last evening when we were at our most ““docile””, according to the noble Lord, Lord Newton. I recognise that the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, starts from a significantly different point of principle from the Government; namely, she finds the aspect of retrospection so unacceptable that she does not like these regulations at all. I recognise that point.