New Clause 26
Pensions Bill
2:00 pm
David Laws (Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Work & Pensions; Yeovil, Liberal Democrat)
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
I am afraid it is me again. We are making good progress this afternoon, and I am delighted to have had the support of several hon. Members on the last new clause. The last time it was debated or discussed, the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr. Hammond) said that it was a silly Liberal Democrat gimmick, so I think that I am making some progress in convincing other colleagues of the strength of my party’s policies.
We now come to new clause 26, and I shall start this brief debate, Mr. Gale, by asking how you would feel if in the near future you received through your letterbox an orange envelope with a Swedish postmark. You might be tempted to stick it under the newspaper on your breakfast table, unsure of what it might contain.