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Pensions Bill

May I add some remarks from the Liberal Democrat Benches to follow the remarks of the Minister and the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Waterson)? Although I have not been associated with the Bill for very long, my hon. Friends the Members for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) and for Solihull (Lorely Burt) were involved in the Committee stage and I would like to express our gratitude to the officials, the Clerks and so on—all of whom have assisted with the passage of the Bill. Although the consensus has not always been complete, there has been a model of working to achieve that. There may be a deal more controversy with the next Bill, but I look forward to the efforts that the Minister has said he will make to build consensus in that instance too.