Debate on Thursday, 17 November 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Fowler. The answering member was Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

Pensions

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the current issues concerning public sector and private pensions. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 675 c1230-72
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 675 c1261-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am happy to join with the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, both personally and on behalf of thes...; Lord Lea of Crondall | 675 c1263 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. Is he not aware that the average income of...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 675 c1267 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for initiating this debate, which has been i...; Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 675 c1267 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, obviously the Minister has not read today’s Financial Times.; Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 675 c1263-4 (Link to this contribution) Not at all, my Lords. With great respect to the noble Lord, I do not think he has been listening to ...; Lord Skelmersdale | 675 c1264-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by congratulating my noble friend Lord Fowler on achieving this debate against som...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 675 c1271 (Link to this contribution) I tell noble Lords from this Dispatch Box that I have genuinely been engaged on other departmental b...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 675 c1270-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, they set out a position, and there have been negotiations. I am saying that the outcome ha...; Lord Fowler | 675 c1270 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, why therefore did the Government say in their 2003 White Paper, which I have here, that th...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 675 c1267-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I try not to. The Pensions Commission’s first report made clear that the implications for...; Lord Fowler | 675 c1271-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank everyone who has taken part in this debate for their speeches. I thank the noble B...; Baroness Turner of Camden | 675 c1234 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, is he not aware that in the private sector, many firms ha...; Lord Fowler | 675 c1234 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness, who has a wide knowledge of pensions, is utterly mistaken in this resp...; Lord Fowler | 675 c1230-4 (Link to this contribution) rose to call attention to the current issues concerning public sector and private pensions; and to m...; Baroness Turner of Camden | 675 c1244-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for giving us this opportunity to debate pensio...; Lord Freeman | 675 c1242-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Fowler on not only his speech but also the good fortun...; Lord Desai | 675 c1241-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on proposing this debate. I have spoken in pre...; Baroness Greengross | 675 c1239-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on securing the debate. He was al...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 675 c1237-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a signal pleasure to follow the noble Baroness. As the former chairman of the Work a...; Baroness Pitkeathley | 675 c1234-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on securing this debate. The timing seems a li...; Lord Young of Norwood Green | 675 c1248-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, for the opportunity to debate this vital issue; but g...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 675 c1250-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too add my thanks to my noble friend for giving us a chance to debate this important top...; Lord Lea of Crondall | 675 c1252-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath in taking up his role and th...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 675 c1254 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that was a quote from the Financial Times, not from me. It came from the leader on 19 Octo...; Lord Hunt of Wirral | 675 c1246-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest in this subject as chairman of the financial services division of Be...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 675 c1258-61 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I profoundly apologise to the House for not being present at the beginning of the d...; Lord Evans of Temple Guiting | 675 c1254 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before we hear from the noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, perhaps I can say that many noble ...; Lord Lea of Crondall | 675 c1254 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am glad that he does not associate himself with any such sentiment. The noble Lord, Lord...; Lord Rosser | 675 c1256-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, on securing the debate on this major issu...; Viscount Trenchard | 675 c1254-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Fowler for introducing the debate. The Motion refers...
Subjects: Age Civil servants Women Forecasts NHS Pension credit Personal income Pensioners Pensions Public sector State retirement pensions Taxation Retirement Pensions Commission
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