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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

I beg to move, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insists on its amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W to the words restored to the Bill by that disagreement, does not insist on its amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V to th

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(e) the Motion in the name of Secretary Shabana Mahmood relating to Retained EU Law Reform,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(ii) the Motion in the name of Sir Alan Campbell relating to Business of the House (Today) may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply. —(Mark Ferguson.)

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

I thank hon. Members for their contributions, and the shadow Secretary of State for her kind words. I will be brief. The Government have continued to insist on the inclusion of the reserve power in the Bill in all rounds of discussions in this place because we have not heard a convincing alternative approach to solving

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(g) the Motion in the name of Matthew Pennycook relating to Land,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(h) the Motion in the name of Martin McCluskey relating to Electricity,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

I thank hon. Members for their contributions, and the shadow Secretary of State for her kind words. I will be brief. The Government have continued to insist on the inclusion of the reserve power in the Bill in all rounds of discussions in this place because we have not heard a convincing alternative approach to solving

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28 Apr 2026Food Bank Usage: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

The rise in food banks across Britain is among the most visible signs that, under the last Government, ours was a country in which growth was too low and inequality was too high. This Government are committed to ending the mass dependence on emergency food parcels. We have expanded free school meals to children in all

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(i) the Motion in the name of Secretary David Lammy relating to Tribunals and Inquiries, and

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

I beg to move, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insists on its amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W to the words restored to the Bill by that disagreement, does not insist on its amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V to th

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

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28 Apr 2026Food Bank Usage: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Food bank use has fallen in recent years, but it is still far too high, including in her constituency. It is part of a wider challenge that the cost of essentials places too much pressure on household finances. The Department for Work and Pensions spends around £37 billion a year on

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(f) the Motion in the name of Secretary Shabana Mahmood relating to Immigration and Asylum,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(j) the Motion in the name of Dan Tomlinson relating to Excise,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

That, at this day’s sitting,

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27 Apr 2026Topical Questions

I welcome my hon. Friend’s question, and he is absolutely right. We have seen progress in the last 15 years; 23 million employees now save into a pension, and that is restarting the business of workplace pension savings in the UK, but the job is not done. It is not done because of the issue that he raises about the ade

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27 Apr 2026Topical Questions

I thank my hon. Friend for her question. There absolutely are lessons for us to learn from this experience, both related to that particular case, and on the general point about giving adequate notice of any changes to the state pension age; that is the most important lesson, and we are absolutely committed to learning

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