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Luke Hall: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and to be back in Westminster Hall after such an absence. It is an important Chamber in which to hold debates such as this one, to raise issues such as local government finance and so on. I am hugely grateful to the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali) for securing the debate and for opening it in such a...
Wendy Morton: ...and to all the hon. Members who contributed today. We heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat), from the hon. Members for Edmonton (Kate Osamor), for Lewisham East (Janet Daby) and for West Ham (Ms Brown), and from others. I will endeavour to answer as many of their questions as I possibly can—I cannot say “within the time allowed”, because we...
...of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy: Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab) Bell Ribeiro-Addy Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab) Chris Elmore Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con) Stuart Andrew Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield) (Con) Stuart Andrew Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and...
...of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy: Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab) Bell Ribeiro-Addy Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth (Lab) Chris Elmore Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con) Stuart Andrew Imran Ahmad Khan (Wakefield) (Con) Stuart Andrew Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and...
Guy Opperman: ...to the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts (Neil Gray), that this is not something that the Government can support. I finally turn to new clause 1, which was proposed by the right hon. Member for East Ham (Stephen Timms) and the Chair of the Select Committee. It is quite clear that there is a common intent across the House to improve guidance to individuals. I cannot support his...
...Andrew Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con) Stuart Andrew Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con) Stuart Andrew Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab) Chris Elmore Tahir Ali (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab) Chris Elmore Lucy Allan (Telford) (Con) Mark Spencer Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Chris Elmore Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab) Chris Elmore Sir David Amess...
I turn finally to the new clauses tabled by the right hon. Member for East Ham, the Chair of the Select Committee. I am pleased to say that we are already addressing the points that he seeks to raise. I fear that the proponents of new clause 11, in particular, are not aware of the depths of the TCFD consultation from August of this year, because I understand the specifics of that consultation...
Guy Opperman: ...operators adapted their due diligence procedure in line with the FCA’s expectations, or have voluntarily left the market as a result of the FCA’s scrutiny. I assure the right hon. Member for East Ham and the Committee that that is the extent to which I can give him an answer today. I will go away and drill down in more detail before Report and Third Reading, because the right hon....
...of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy: Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab) Bell Ribeiro-Addy Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab) Chris Elmore Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab) Chris Elmore Tahir Ali (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab) Chris Elmore Dr Rosena Allin-Khan...
...of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy: Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab) Bell Ribeiro-Addy Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab) Chris Elmore Ali, Tahir (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab) Chris Elmore Allin-Khan, Dr Rosena (Tooting) (Lab) Chris Elmore Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk)...
Guy Opperman: ...format that is accessible and understandable within the amount of space that exists. There is a wider matter that—he will forgive me if I breach a minor confidence—the right hon. Member for East Ham and I have discussed. How do we take a mixed landscape with a variety of small pots and bigger pots—my hon. Friend the Member for Delyn spoke eloquently about different charges resulting...
Seema Malhotra: ...been troubled in recent years by scandals, including the BHS and Carillion scandals, which have had catastrophic consequences for the scheme members involved. My right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham and my hon. Friend the Member for Wallasey also made that point. The Minister made the important remark that callous crooks who put at risk other people’s pensions cannot be allowed to...
Angela Eagle: I support my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham, who has crystallised some of the dangers in private sector schemes. I do not want to add to the excoriating verdict of his predecessor Committee in the two cases mentioned, except to say that this does have an effect on the willingness of individuals to save into pension schemes. Although people might not know the detail of this...
Neil Gray: ...who would wilfully run a scheme down, as we have seen happen in the not too distant past, and as was outlined earlier by the Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, the right hon. Member for East Ham. However, the new criminal powers are wide-ranging and have the potential—I am sure it is unintentional—to criminalise routine behaviour by parties involved with pension schemes and...
Graham Stringer: Before I ask the Committee to reach a decision on clause 46, does the right hon. Member for East Ham wish to press amendment 25 to a vote?
Guy Opperman: It is very hard to turn down such a great man as the right hon. Member for East Ham, and I fully understand why you have given him some latitude, Mr Stringer. The answer is that I cannot be precise. Clearly, it is a matter for the Northern Ireland Government and the various civil servants who will take the legislation forward, but we expect them to take a similar approach. If I am wrong, I...
Angela Eagle: ...have just been made by Opposition Members about the two issues that we are discussing in this group of amendments: amendment 25 on diversity, which was tabled my right hon. Friend the Member for East Ham, and the issue of intergenerational fairness and how it can be properly guaranteed in CDC schemes. I hope the Minister will reaffirm on the record, in no uncertain terms, his agreement...
Graham Stringer: Before I call Neil Gray, let me make it clear that we are not discussing clauses 27 and 47 now. I allowed what the right hon. Member for East Ham said to pass, because he referred to earlier clauses, too.
...of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy: Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab) Bell Ribeiro-Addy Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab) Chris Elmore Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con) Stuart Andrew Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Chris Elmore Mr Richard Bacon...
...of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy: Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab) Bell Ribeiro-Addy Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab) Chris Elmore Nickie Aiken (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con) Stuart Andrew Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Tooting) (Lab) Chris Elmore Mr Richard Bacon...