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Debate on bill on Tuesday, 15 February 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Freud.


Pensions Bill [HL]

Pensions Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed on question and Bill committed to a Grand Committee.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
725 c583-616, c623-46 
Session
2010-12
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Legislative stage
Second reading
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2011-0342
Monday, 28 February 2011
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions
Lord Freud | 725 c642-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am not surprised that this has been a fascinating and very well-informed debate. I parti...
Lord McKenzie of Luton | 725 c637-46 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a powerful and exceptionally well informed debate that was enlightened yet f...
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Lord Flight | 725 c636-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is clear that much of this Bill is about tidying up so the Bill should command cross-pa...
Baroness Bakewell | 725 c631-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I want to contribute to this debate about the Pensions Bill from an entirely different ang...
Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 725 c633-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have listened to many fine speeches on the Bill. I congratulate my noble friend on the w...
Baroness Donaghy | 725 c635-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are reaching the end of the debate; I am conscious of the time and the ground covered. ...
Lord Woolf | 725 c623-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak about Part 4. I do so with some hesitation after hearing the very interestin...
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 725 c607-11 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in thanking the Minister for introducing this Second Reading, I hope he will forgive me fo...
Baroness Noakes | 725 c598-601 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support this Bill. It is a bit of a ragbag of measures but I think that it has two main ...
Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 725 c601-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Freud, for his clear introduction of this Bill and congratula...
Baroness Greengross | 725 c595-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest in that I head up ILC-UK, one of 12 organisations across the world t...
Lord German | 725 c591-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by stating my interest as a pension trustee for the National Assembly for Wales pe...
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville | 725 c611-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a particular pleasure for me to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter of Kentish To...
Baroness Turner of Camden | 725 c614-6 (Link to this contribution) After that, another Pensions Bill. This time it follows legislation on pensions provision introduced...
Lord Freud | 725 c583 (Link to this contribution) Moved By That the Bill be read a second time.
Lord Freud | 725 c583-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would like to pay tribute to those whose diligent work underpins this Bill, in particula...
Baroness Drake | 725 c588-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Freud, for introducing the Bill and I acknowledge his willing...
Lord Stoneham of Droxford | 725 c605-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Bill seeks to build on the previous Government’s work to implement the Turner commissi...
Subjects
Age Costs Women Judiciary Pensioners Workplace pensions Pension Protection Fund State retirement pensions Reform Take-up Retirement Uprating Consumer prices index National employment savings trust scheme
Legislation
Pensions Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk