Debate on bill on Monday, 16 March 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Sherlock. The answering members were Baroness Stedman-Scott and Viscount Younger of Leckie.

Pension Schemes Bill

Lords report stage first day. Amendment 14 disagreed to on division (48 to 142). Amendments 21 and 26 agreed to. (Part 2 of 2).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 854 cc735-690
Session: 2024-26
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Legislative stage: Report stage
Procedure: New clauses
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26. As amended in Grand Committee
Monday, 23 February 2026
Bills
House of Lords; Pension Schemes Bill
Monday, 16 March 2026
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Viscount Thurso | 854 c736 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Viscount Thurso
14: Clause 10, page 11, line 12, insert—
“(2AA) Withou...; Viscount Thurso | 854 c736 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House.; Baroness Sherlock | 854 cc686-738 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Sherlock
21: Clause 10, page 12, line 7, after “76” insert “of the ...; Viscount Thurso | 854 c738 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Viscount Thurso
22: After Clause 10, insert the following new Clause—
...; Viscount Thurso | 854 cc738-740 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, as the Minister indicated earlier, we left much of the meat for this debate around pre-...; Viscount Younger of Leckie | 854 c740 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we again understand the intention behind this amendment from the noble Viscount, Lord T...; Baroness Sherlock | 854 cc740-2 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Thurso, for introducing his Amendment 22. Man...; Viscount Thurso | 854 c742 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful for the comments of the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, and only sorry that...; Baroness Altmann | 854 c687 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Altmann
24: Clause 11, page 14, line 7, at end insert—
“(14) ...; Baroness Altmann | 854 cc687-744 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I will speak to various of my amendments in this group. We have moved on now to value f...; Viscount Thurso | 854 c743 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I rise briefly to offer support from these Benches, particularly for Amendments 24 and ...; Lord Lucas | 854 cc743-5 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a long time since I was managing big pension funds in the 1980s. In those days, w...; Lord Davies of Brixton | 854 cc745-6 (Link to this contribution)
I have three points. First, I profoundly disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. To pin the bla...; Baroness Stedman-Scott | 854 cc746-7 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I begin by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann, for her opening remarks, which se...; Baroness Sherlock | 854 cc747-750 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken this evening. I am grateful to the nob...; Baroness Altmann | 854 c750 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her remarks. I also thank all noble Lords who have spoken in s...; Baroness Sherlock | 854 c750 (Link to this contribution)
Moved by
Baroness Sherlock
26: Clause 12, page 14, line 40, leave out “specified” and...
Subjects: Cost effectiveness Index linking Workplace pensions Pension funds Standards Surpluses
Legislation: Pension Schemes Bill 2024-26
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Pension Schemes Bill

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