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Kevin Hollinrake Excerpts
Tuesday 11th January 2022

(2 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Paul Scully Portrait Paul Scully
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The success of the current pension arrangements means that a pensioner in the scheme is 33% better off than they would be in a normal pension scheme. We continue to believe that the arrangements agreed in 1994 with the scheme’s trustees work well and are fair and beneficial to scheme members and taxpayers.

Kevin Hollinrake Portrait Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con)
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Regional mutual banks are key to the success of small and medium-sized enterprises in the world’s most productive economies, including Germany and the USA. Will my right hon. Friend meet me to discuss that important opportunity?

Kwasi Kwarteng Portrait Kwasi Kwarteng
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I am very happy to meet my hon. Friend. We have discussed that important issue on a number of occasions when I was wearing different hats in Government, but I am happy to meet him again.