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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Credit Unions

"It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I start obviously by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) on securing this important debate and speaking so powerfully about the role of credit unions. The interest in this topic, particularly on …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Beer Duty

"I always look forward to seeing you in the Chair, Dr Murrison—nearly as much as I am looking forward to that pint. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Woking (Mr Forster) for securing and opening the debate. I thank all the colleagues who have spoken—perhaps unsurprisingly, given the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

This Bill aims to deliver fundamental reforms to our pensions landscape, and it is good to see that the prospect of discussing a long, slightly technical pensions Bill has seen so many Members flooding into the Chamber. …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"I thank my hon. Friend for her question and for her oversight of all our pensions, which I think is reassuring. [Laughter.] Sorry; it is reassuring! I will come directly to her point, because I know that is one question that hon. Members on both sides of the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"The right hon. Member invites me to skip quite a long way forward in my speech, and it is a long speech...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"You have...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"It is nice to sometimes be able to surprise on the upside. I would expect employees to benefit in most cases, because trustees are in the driving seat and I am sure they will want to consider how employers and employees will benefit from any surplus release. Obviously, the exact …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"I thank the right hon. Member for raising that specific case. I will look at it in more detail for him as he has kindly raised it here, but he has raised a point that will have more general application, which is that lots of different schemes, particularly DB schemes, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Pension Schemes Bill

"In any circumstances, the trustees would need to agree to a surplus release, so they are welcome to say to their employer: we are only going to agree to it on the basis of a change to something that the employer holds the cards over. I am happy to discuss …..."
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