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Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Monday, 30 June 2008, in the House of Lords.

Pensions Bill

Pensions Bill. Lords Committee stage third day. Clauses 28-29 agreed to as amended. Part 1 of 3 records.

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Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
703 c11-25 
Session
2007-08
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Legislative stage
Committee stage
Procedure
New clauses
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 703 c19-20 (Link to this contribution) I shall be delighted if the debate on the amendment means again that not only two can play. I agree ...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 703 c19 (Link to this contribution) Can the noble Lord suggest how, under any circumstances, he will remove council tax benefit and hous...
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Lord Skelmersdale | 703 c17-8 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 89A: 89A: After Clause 29, insert the following new Clause— ““Means-tested ben...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 703 c18-9 (Link to this contribution) I wonder whether the noble Lord can help me. I am not sure that I fully understand the intent of pro...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c15 (Link to this contribution) The amendment seems to be pretty straightforward. It states: "““Regulations prescribing arrangements...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 703 c19 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps the noble Lord could help me further. If in 2011, say, the Government were to publish a repo...
Baroness Thomas of Winchester | 703 c20-1 (Link to this contribution) I add to what my noble friend has said by discussing how auto-enrolment into pension provision will ...
Baroness Turner of Camden | 703 c21 (Link to this contribution) From the very beginning there has been concern on all sides about the interaction of the scheme with...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c21-3 (Link to this contribution) I ask the Committee to reject the amendment and I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this...
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 703 c23 (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister does so, perhaps I could say that I was rather surprised to hear what he said in...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c24 (Link to this contribution) As it happens, I met the PPI last week; I discussed the programme and the work that it had done and ...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c24 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to do that, but I asked a question when we met and I believe that what I said was a direc...
Lord Skelmersdale | 703 c24-5 (Link to this contribution) I had no intention whatever of pressing the amendment. I accept straight away the criticism of the n...
Baroness Noakes | 703 c12 (Link to this contribution) We have debated some of the issues that lie behind these amendments already in Committee. The amendm...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c11 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now again resolve itself into Committee on this Bill. Mov...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c14-5 (Link to this contribution) This is part of a continuing debate we are going to have about the structure of the Bill. It is abou...
Lord Skelmersdale | 703 c15 (Link to this contribution) I fully understand what the Minister wants to happen, but I do not think, with the best will in the ...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c13-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 86 to 88: 86: Clause 29, page 13, line 33, leave out ““an occupational pensi...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c13 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 85: 85: Clause 28, page 13, line 22, at end insert ““, or (b) by increasing th...
Lord Skelmersdale | 703 c14 (Link to this contribution) This is the fifth or sixth of a large group of government amendments that we are due to look at toda...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c14 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 89: 89: Clause 29, page 13, line 36, at end insert— ““( ) Regulations prescrib...
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 703 c12 (Link to this contribution) To some extent, the Government have got their timing wrong. If we were clearer on exactly how they s...
Baroness Noakes | 703 c13 (Link to this contribution) That was most encouraging. The issue will not go away, as we said on the previous Committee day, and...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c13 (Link to this contribution) I am surprised at the reaction to these modest provisions. The noble Baroness asked what would encou...
Lord Skelmersdale | 703 c19 (Link to this contribution) Proposed new subsection (2) means much as it says. When the number of people on expected means-teste...
Lord Skelmersdale | 703 c15 (Link to this contribution) As I have tried to make clear, it is the ““et cetera”” that worries me. On Question, Whether the sa...
Lord Tunnicliffe | 703 c25 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move that the House do now resume. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 703 c11-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 84: 84: Clause 28, page 13, line 21, after first ““scheme”” insert ““— (a) ”” ...
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay | 703 c24 (Link to this contribution) I asked whether the Minister could send the sentence that he used to the PPI and make sure that it i...
Subjects
Workplace pensions Pensions Means-tested benefits National employment savings trust scheme
Legislation
Pensions Bill 2007-08
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