Nick Smith: I congratulate the hon. Member for Cheadle on introducing this important Bill, and I join the Minister in recognising the fantastic success of auto-enrolment, which has changed saving across our country. But I hope the Minister can help me on two points. First, the hon. Member for Hexham has—for sure—done all the heavy lifting on introducing the pensions dashboard, but when does the...
Nick Smith: Mr Sharma, I am not the Labour Front Bencher on this Bill.
Nick Smith: I will ask some questions later of the Conservative Minister, if that is okay.
Nick Smith: A fortnight ago, I raised the Swansea bay tidal lagoon at Treasury questions. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury kindly offered me a meeting to discuss it. He was very positive, but then, unfortunately, he lost his job. The potential of the barrage for cheap renewable energy could really kickstart our green economy in south Wales. Will the Minister reopen the business case on this important...
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of personnel currently employed to resolve PPE-related contractual disputes.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate she has made of the number of PPE-related contracts still in active dispute.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate she has made of the outstanding balance of disputed PPE-related contracts.
Nick Smith: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2022 to Question 55048, if Mark Fullbrook was (a) on secondment from and (b) paid through Fullbrook Strategies at the time of his appointment; and whether he was subject to the checks and vetting the Cabinet Office guidance requires of Government officials.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Cold Weather Payments have been distributed since that scheme's inception; and how much her Department has spent on those payments per annum.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Cold Weather Payments scheme has been triggered in the last two years; how much money has been distributed as part of this scheme; and whether the scheme uses ringfenced funds.
Nick Smith: The Prime Minister’s chief of staff is in hot water after lobbying on behalf of a Libyan warlord and big tobacco. It turns out that he has also lobbied for personal protective equipment giants Sante Global. Is it wise to have a lobbyist at the centre of Government?
Nick Smith: May I press the Chancellor? The defined benefit pensions market has been in turmoil. Schemes have nearly folded, and the Bank of England has spent £20 billion to steady the market. How will he grip that better so that pensioners can have confidence in their schemes?
Nick Smith: Is it true that the right hon. Member for Spelthorne (Kwasi Kwarteng) first found out that he was sacked on Twitter, rather than being told to his face?
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is currently in dispute with Sterilabs over PPE contracts.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is currently in dispute with Medco Solutions over PPE contracts.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is currently in dispute with Zest Trading UK over PPE contracts.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is currently in dispute with Agile Medical over PPE contracts.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is currently in dispute with Sante Global, formerly UniSpace Health, over PPE contracts.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is currently in dispute with Ascot Signs over PPE contracts.
Nick Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is currently in dispute with Carlton Packaging over PPE contracts.