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Pensions Bill

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way for what I imagine will be the last time during the passage of the Bill. May I join him and express the thanks of the official Opposition to the officials, the Clerks, all hon. Members who have spoken during the various stages of the Bill, the Minister’s predecessors and the previous Secretary of State? Any blame for decisions that were made about the Bill that we think were wrong is attached entirely to Ministers. We are very grateful to everybody else.