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Pensions Bill

We like the amendment. The principle seems very fair and the noble Baroness made a powerful case. It is essentially an issue of justice for lower-paid people, particularly women. My honourable friend Danny Alexander strongly supported this issue in the other place. We look forward very much to hearing from the Minister, but clearly the question is whether this will lead to considerable extra costs and administrative burdens for PADA or for employers. I hope that the Minister will be able to give us some detail and figures on that if he resists the amendment, and in particular I hope that he will not just say, ““This is the bargain we struck””, or, ““It was a deal””. If there are problems, I hope that we can hear in detail what they are and why they exist.