Schedule 1 - The Pensions Regulator
Pensions Bill
2:30 pm
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne, Conservative)
I must say that that was well spotted by the hon. Gentleman. The omission was pure idleness on my part. I wish to make it clear that, in leading for the official Opposition in Committee, I am not trying to win prizes for draftsmanship. The Government are the people with the clever draftsmen—they may be slow, but they are clever. If any of my points of principle are accepted—as I hope some of them will be—and if Ministers say, ''We accept the principle, we will take the proposals away and draft them properly'', I shall be happy to seek to withdraw amendments.
I apologise profusely to the hon. Gentleman for not following through the logic in paragraph 35. This is a probing amendment, and I have set out with total honesty what I am trying to achieve. I look forward to hearing the Minister's defence of the provision.