Debate on Thursday, 10 June 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope. The answering member was Lord Freud.

Pensions: Automatic Enrolment

Lords debate on motion to call attention to plans to introduce automatic enrolment in workplace pensions. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 719 c747-71
Session: 2010-12
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Lea of Crondall | 719 c754 (Link to this contribution) Can I be clear that the noble Lord is strongly supporting the automatic enrolment principle? There i...; Lord Fowler | 719 c751-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on his speech. We have spent most of our time in the other ...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 719 c750-1 (Link to this contribution) I hear cries of "Too long" from a sedentary position. We have been in office longer than 20 minutes,...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 719 c762-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, for initiating this de...; Lord Freud | 719 c766-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, for raising this debate and providing the House wit...; Baroness Greengross | 719 c758 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as president of the Pensions Policy Institute and head of the UK Int...; Baroness Noakes | 719 c758-62 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, for the avoidance of doubt, I draw the attention of the House to my interests as shown in ...; Lord Fowler | 719 c754 (Link to this contribution) It is marvellous that when one tries to reach agreement the noble Lord immediately looks for disagre...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 719 c754-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Kirkwood, for introducing this debate today. There is v...; Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 719 c770 (Link to this contribution) No.; Lord Freud | 719 c768-70 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Baroness. That is exactly what I was about to get straight on to. I will deal with...; Lord Freud | 719 c770 (Link to this contribution) I saw someone else obtain three minutes the other day, but this is not permissible. I will write to ...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 719 c770 (Link to this contribution) Shame.; Baroness Anelay of St Johns | 719 c770 (Link to this contribution) That is it.; Lord Freud | 719 c770 (Link to this contribution) I close by thanking all noble Lords who have taken part in this debate and I will write where I have...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 719 c747 (Link to this contribution) Moved By To call attention to Her Majesty’s Government’s plans to introduce automatic enrolment in...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 719 c747-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to open this short debate. If I may, I would like to preface the debate b...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 719 c768 (Link to this contribution) I was fascinated by the noble Lord’s point about the review. Which areas in particular are the Gover...; Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope | 719 c770-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am seriously grateful to the Minister. It is perfectly understandable, because he had qu...
Subjects: Contracts Age Costs Annuities Certification Finance Workplace pensions State retirement pensions Small businesses Retirement Personal Accounts Delivery Authority National employment savings trust scheme National Employment Savings Trust Corporation
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Pensions: Automatic Enrolment

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