"I thank my noble friend for the Statement from the Commons, which I welcome. Does she recognise that the problem here—we can take the comments from the Opposition with a pinch of salt—comes to a large extent from the system of outsourcing, which is why we welcome the bit in …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I will make just two points. First, on the issue of mandation, we need to be clear. I am really concerned about the absolutist no mandation point. There is, of course, an issue to discuss as to how effective these measures would be and what effect they would have on …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I want to remind the House of a contribution I made during the passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. I listened with interest to the contribution from the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Bybrook, but with a large degree of scepticism, because I personally experienced exactly the …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I note that my noble friend the Minister went out of her way to mention pre-1997 increases, even though they do not come up in any of these amendments. The House will welcome future increases being paid, but the failure to do anything about lost increases is still a big …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"This is an important debate on an important issue. The case has been made by every speaker so far making detailed points on the policies and the problems that they create. I want to put on record my concern and my support for the comments that have been made by …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I welcome the Government’s decision to bring in this draft order. As my noble friend the Minister has made clear, it builds on the clear success of automatic enrolment and Nest as the public service vehicle for automatic enrolment contributions. It is a crucial element in achieving the Government’s aim, …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I speak as an officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services. The Government have placed considerable reliance on developing financial services as an engine of growth in our economy. Does my noble friend the Minister agree that transparent and clear anti-fraud activity is an …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"I am pleased that the Bill is to pass. It is a good and welcome Bill because it deals with administrative and bureaucratic complexities in the present system. I have to admit that it is not quite as good as it would have been if it had adopted some of …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"Okay. This demonstrates the clear fact that I am still suffering from my cold, which is so bad that it kept me from attending the second day of Report.
There is an important issue that needs to be highlighted, and that is addressed in Amendment 165. I want to say …..." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech
"Okay; good. As I say, I am still suffering from my cold, and I hope the House will indulge me. But I think it is important to make the point on those members’ behalf...." Lord Davies of Brixton - View Speech