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Lord Davies of Brixton (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 26 March 2026

Debate

Pension Schemes Bill

Contribution

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 the amendments I tabled in relation to people who were denied pre-1997 pension increases, and the release of surplus, but we have to accept that. I am therefore pleased that on Report my noble friend the Minister gave an assurance that the Government will closely monitor how the powers of surplus release will be used and will keep that very much under review. This was reinforced in the House of Commons Adjournment debate last Thursday, when the Minister for Pensions made clear the extent to which they will closely monitor how the Bill will be operated in the context of surplus release.

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