"My Lords, briefly, I support Amendment 120, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer. It is important to look at the issues he rightly raised that relate to the market. Indeed, Amendment 165 is particularly important, given that the injustices, some of which we will come on to …..." Baroness Altmann - View Speech
"Can the Minister confirm for the House whether there are any checks or reporting on accuracy of the contributions? There is a requirement, but is anybody actually checking whether the amounts are correct?..." Baroness Altmann - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall speak to my Amendment 155, and I am grateful for the support of the noble Viscount, Lord Thurso. This amendment and the noble Viscount’s own Amendment 162, to which I have added my name, deal with the same point, which is something we talked about in …..." Baroness Altmann - View Speech
"My Lords, I apologise—during my first contribution I should have declared my interests as a non-executive director of a pensions administration company and as a board adviser to a master trust. I also take this opportunity to wish the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, a full and speedy recovery; …..." Baroness Altmann - View Speech
"The Minister may correct me, but I do not believe that the Pension Protection Fund could itself agree to make these lump sum payments; they need to be enabled by legislation. I have not double-checked that, but that was what I was led to believe...." Baroness Altmann - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response and her understanding. Obviously, her reply is extremely disappointing. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, without exception, in support of helping these members, who are the oldest and have typically lost the most as a result of their scheme …..." Baroness Altmann - View Speech
"My Lords, as we have already debated this amendment and I alerted the House that I would like to test its opinion after such strong support from nearly all sides, I beg leave to test the opinion of the House on Amendment 154...." Baroness Altmann - View Speech