Proceeding contribution from Torsten Bell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 15 April 2026. It occurred during Debate on bill on Pension Schemes Bill.
Pension Schemes Bill
As a point of principle, Madam Deputy Speaker, I never fight with you—it would end badly for everyone and I would lose every time.
The Conservatives would have opposed the Bill every step of the way. They would have not just been on the barricades but built them, which is the exact opposite of what the shadow Secretary of State did. What did the hon. Member for Wyre Forest tell the House on Second Reading? He said that
“the Minister will be pleased to hear that there is cross-party consensus on many of the planned changes.”
—[Official Report, 7 July 2025; Vol. 770, c. 722.]
Well, that was nice.
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- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 783 cc236-7
- Session
- 2024-26
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Cost effectiveness Assets Investment Index linking Pensioners Protection Powers Workplace pensions Public sector Pension funds Regulation Surpluses
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- Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26
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