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- Public Service Pensions Bill — Report (12 February 2013)
Lord Hutton of Furness: My Lords, perhaps I should briefly join the debate because my report has been cited by my noble friend. I echo the comments of my noble friends and support their argument. I ask your Lordships' House to indulge me if I revisit some of the issues from my report. It talked about the uniformed services in general, not about whether you happened to be in the Civil Service scheme or any other...
- Public Service Pensions Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (15 January 2013)
Lord Hutton of Furness: My Lords, I briefly add to the welcome that my noble friend has given to this amendment. I am very pleased the Government have brought forward this amendment; as the Minister has said, it is in line with my report and its recommendations and so I welcome it unreservedly. I have one question that the Minister may be able to answer; I hope he will forgive me for being a little technical. I have...
- Public Service Pensions Bill — Second Reading (19 December 2012)
Lord Hutton of Furness: My Lords, it is always a great privilege to speak in your Lordships' House. I think we all feel that privilege and responsibility very acutely if we also feel a sense of parental responsibility towards the legislation. I confess that I feel some parental responsibility for this Bill. A little context might not go amiss. We should all remind ourselves how significant a part public service...
- Public Service Pensions Bill — Second Reading (19 December 2012)
Lord Hutton of Furness: I did not intend to interrupt the noble Baroness's speech, which I was enjoying. However her last point is very important. If she is saying that the Government should reduce those additional costs that she just identified, the only way would be to interfere with the accrued rights of those pensioners. To do so would raise serious legal challenges. Does she advocate a policy of retrospectively...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Coastal Communities Fund (6 February 2012)
Lord Hutton of Furness: To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to invite bids to the Coastal Communities Fund.
- Pensions: Occupational Pensions — Question for Short Debate (1 February 2012)
Lord Hutton of Furness: My Lords, probably for as long as most of us in this House can remember, successive Governments in the United Kingdom have been wrestling with three unpalatable facts about occupational pensions. First, fewer and fewer people are saving for their retirement. When they are saving, they are almost certainly not saving enough to cover the extra years for which we are living. For perfectly good...
- Health and Social Care Bill — Second Reading (Continued) (11 October 2011)
Lord Hutton of Furness: My Lords, I declare an interest in that my wife is director of Nuffield Health, the independent healthcare charity. I very much agreed with the speech of the Minister when he said that the biggest challenge that the NHS currently faces is how to improve patient care against a background of significant improvements in efficiency. If we agree with that, the question for us all is: how will this...
- Strategic Defence and Security Review — Motion to Take Note (12 November 2010)
Lord Hutton of Furness: My Lords, it is an enormous privilege to make my maiden speech in this debate today. Defence has always been an issue of very great interest to me. That began with listening to stories from my grandfathers, who served in the First World War, my great uncle, who served in the American Army in the First World War and my late father, who served in the Royal Marines in World War II. That interest...
- Amendment of the Law (29 March 2010) has video
John Hutton: It is a great pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for Devizes (Mr. Ancram) and, indeed, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Central (Mr. Caborn). They are two fine Members of Parliament who have done a great job for their constituents and who command a great deal of respect on both sides of the House. The fact that they will not be here after the election will be...
- Flooding (Cumbria) (23 November 2009) has video
John Hutton: I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for the prompt action that he and his colleagues have taken. I echo the respect that he has shown for the emergency services in Cumbria. We are very proud of them; they have done a brilliant job. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way for us to demonstrate our long-term commitment to the recovery process, which is now inevitable, is to make an...
- Olympics: Energy National Policy Statements (9 November 2009) has video
John Hutton: I warmly congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement and the plans that he announced for accelerating our plans for new nuclear power stations, which will be warmly welcomed in the country as a whole. His statement updates us on the planning reform changes that the Government have introduced, which will de-risk a lot of the investment that is necessary. Does he have an open mind about...
- Written Answers — Defence: Trident: Scotland (14 October 2009)
John Hutton: The information requested is not held by my Department in that format. Action is ongoing, however, to update the December 2006 figures as part of a broader package of work. I will write to my hon. Friend when this work is complete. Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Katy Clark : In answer to your Written Questions on 9 March, (Official Report, column 178W) the then Secretary of State...
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (5 October 2009)
John Hutton: The Ministry of Defence is currently collating and validating the data needed to answer this question. I will write to the hon. Member when his work is complete, and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House. Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Liam Fox: I am writing to provide you with the information promised in my predecessor's holding replies to your Parliamentary...
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 September 2009)
John Hutton: Officials are collating and validating the data needed to answer this question and this is taking longer than anticipated. I will therefore write to the hon. Member when this work is complete and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 September 2009)
John Hutton: Officials are collating and validating the data needed and this is taking longer than anticipated. I will write to the hon. Member when this work is complete and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 September 2009)
John Hutton: holding answer 1 April 2009 Officials are collating and validating the data needed and this is taking longer than anticipated. I will write to the hon. Member when this work is complete. Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Adam Holloway: I am writing to provide you with the information promised in mine and my predecessor's holding replies to your Parliamentary Questions regarding...
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 September 2009)
John Hutton: Officials are collating and validating the data needed and this is taking longer than anticipated. I will write to the hon. Member when this work is complete and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 September 2009)
John Hutton: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 February 2009, Official Report, column 1993W. Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Liam Fox: I am writing to provide you with the information promised in my predecessor's holding reply to your Parliamentary Questions regarding ammunition expenditure in Afghanistan on 11 February 2009, (Official Report, column 1992W), and 26 February...
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 September 2009)
John Hutton: Officials are collating and validating the data needed and this is taking longer than anticipated. I will write to the hon. Member when this work is complete and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (1 September 2009)
John Hutton: Officials are collating and validating the data needed to answer this question and this is taking longer than anticipated. I will therefore write to the hon. Members when this work is complete and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House. Substantive answer from Bob Ainsworth to Michael Ancram: I am writing to provide you with the information promised in mine and my...