Pensions Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 4:30 pm on 27 October 2008.

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Photo of Lord Crickhowell Lord Crickhowell Conservative 4:30, 27 October 2008

My Lords, is it not remarkable that, having tried desperately to minimise the number of people who took this route and suggesting that it was only introduced for a small number of religious objectors, the Government now turn around and say, "There has never been any pressure to buy an annuity. It is entirely a myth that has been thought up by the Opposition"? This is an extraordinary statement from the Minister, and an extraordinary development in government policy.