Pensions Bill

Public Bill Committees

  • Pensions Bill, 1st sitting (16 speeches)
    [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
    • Clause 1 (93 speeches)
      Category A and B retirement pensions: single contribution condition
  • Pensions Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
    [Mr. David Taylor in the Chair]
    • Clause 1 (3 speeches)
      Category A and B retirement pensions: single contribution condition
    • Clause 2 (4 speeches)
      Category B retirement pension: removal of restrictions of entitlement
    • Clause 3 (63 speeches)
      Contributions credits for relevant parents and carers
    • Clause 4 (7 speeches)
      Category A and C retirement pensions: abolition of adult dependency increases
  • Pensions Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
    [David Taylor in the Chair]
  • Pensions Bill, 4th sitting (2 speeches)
    [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
    • Clause 5 (118 speeches)
      Up-rating of basic pension etc. and standard minimum guarantee by reference to earnings
  • Pensions Bill, 5th sitting (0 speeches)
    [David Taylor in the Chair]
    • Clause 5 (44 speeches)
      Up-rating of basic pension etc. and standard minimum guarantee by reference to earnings
    • Clause 6 (2 speeches)
      Preservation of link with prices in case of other benefits
    • Clause 7 (33 speeches)
      Removal of link between lower earnings limit and basic pension
    • Clause 9 (5 speeches)
      Additional pension: deemed earnings factors
    • Clause 10 (16 speeches)
      Additional pension: removal of accrual band from 2010-11
  • Pensions Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
    [Mr. Roger Galein the Chair]
    • Clause 10 (8 speeches)
      Additional pension: removal of accrual band from 2010-11
    • Clause 11 (3 speeches)
      Additional pension: simplified accrual rates as from flat rate introduction year
    • Schedule 2 (0 speeches)
      Additional pension: simplified accrual rates
    • ‘Part 3 (0 speeches)
      Consequential and related amendments
    • Clause 12 (7 speeches)
      Additional pension: upper accrual point
    • Clause 13 (52 speeches)
      increase in pensionable age for men and women
    • Schedule 1 (3 speeches)
      State pension: consequential and related amendments
  • Pensions Bill, 7th sitting (1 speech)
    [David Taylor in the Chair]
    • Clause 14 (12 speeches)
      Conversion of guaranteed minimum pensions
    • Clause 15 (26 speeches)
      Abolition of contracting-out for defined contribution pension schemes
  • Pensions Bill, 8th sitting (0 speeches)
    [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
    • Clause 15 (31 speeches)
      Abolition of contracting-out for defined contribution pension schemes
    • Schedule 4 (0 speeches)
      Abolition of contracting-out for defined contribution pension schemes
    • Clause 16 (4 speeches)
      Dispute resolution arrangements
    • Clause 17 (4 speeches)
      Removal of Secretary of State’s role in approving actuarial guidance
    • Clause 18 (28 speeches)
      Personal accounts delivery authority
  • Pensions Bill, 9th sitting (0 speeches)
    [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
    • Schedule 6 (13 speeches)
      The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority
    • Clause 19 (70 speeches)
      Initial function of the Authority
    • Clause 20 (5 speeches)
      Management of the authority
    • Clause 21 (6 speeches)
      Winding up of the Authority
    • Clause 24 (0 speeches)
      Consequential etc. provision, repeals and revocations
    • Schedule 7 (0 speeches)
      Repeals and revocations
  • Pensions Bill, 10th sitting (0 speeches)
    [David Taylor in the Chair]
    • New Clause 2 (59 speeches)
      Review of pension credit entitlement ‘(1) The Secretary of State may from time to time, and shall when required by subsection (2), lay before each House of Parliament a report by the...
    • New Clause 5 (0 speeches)
      Application of Freedom of Information Act to Personal Accounts Delivery Authority ‘(1) The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) is amended as follows. (2) In section 35 (formulation of...
    • New Clause 6 (22 speeches)
      Review of role and purpose of Financial Assistance Scheme ‘(1) The Secretary of State shall commission an independent review of the Financial Assistance Scheme having regard (among other...
    • New Clause 7 (38 speeches)
      Compliance with recommendations of the Parliamentary Ombudsman ‘The Secretary of State shall, within three months of this Act coming into force, report to both Houses of Parliament on how...
  • Pensions Bill, 11th sitting (0 speeches)
    (Morning)
    • Further written evidence to be reported to the House for publication (0 speeches)
      PEN 2 Association of British Insurers
    • New Clause 8 (20 speeches)
      Retirement Income Funds ‘(1) The Finance Act 2004 (c. 12) is amended as follows. (2) After section 152 (meaning of “arrangement”), insert— “152A Meaning of...
    • New Clause 12 (0 speeches)
      Report on phasing in the 30 year contribution condition ‘The Secretary of State must, not later than 1st July 2007, lay before Parliament a report on the costs and feasibility of phasing in...
    • New Clause 15 (0 speeches)
      Report on contribution credits ‘The Secretary of State shall present a report annually to the House of Commons on— (a) the number of carers in receipt of contribution credits; (b) the...
    • New Clause 21 (0 speeches)
      Report on older workers not paying or being credited with National Insurance contributions ‘The Secretary of State shall present a report annually to the House of Commons— (a)...
    • New Clause 22 (11 speeches)
      Commission on public sector pensions ‘The Secretary of State shall establish an independent commission to evaluate the future terms, benefits and financing of public sector...
  • Pensions Bill, 12th sitting (1 speech)
    [Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
    • New Clause 22 (20 speeches)
      None
    • New Clause 26 (10 speeches)
      Combined pensions forecasts ‘The Secretary of State shall publish proposals, no later than 1st April 2008, for the delivery of accurate combined pensions forecasts.’.—[Mr. Laws.]
    • New Clause 27 (9 speeches)
      Pension credit disregard ‘The Secretary of State shall bring forward a report, no later than 1st April 2008, on the labour market disincentive effects of the operation of the Pension Credit...
    • New Clause 28 (24 speeches)
      Removal of overlap between carers’ allowance and state retirement pension ‘The Secretary of State must make regulations to amend the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations...
    • New Clause 31 (34 speeches)
      Report on tax relief on pensions ‘The Secretary of State shall, not later than 1st April 2008, prepare and publish a report on tax relief on pension contributions, namely— (a) the...