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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(b) the Motion in the name of Sir Stephen Timms relating to Retained EU Law Reform,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(d) the Motions in the name of Lucy Rigby relating to Financial Services and Markets,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(i) Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(a) the Motion in the name of Dan Tomlinson relating to Income Tax,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(c) the Motion in the name of Secretary Emma Reynolds relating to Energy,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

Business of the House

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

That, at this day’s sitting,

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

I beg to move, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insists on its amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W to the words restored to the Bill by that disagreement, does not insist on its amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V to th

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

I beg to move, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insists on its amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W to the words restored to the Bill by that disagreement, does not insist on its amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V to th

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

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28 Apr 2026Food Bank Usage: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

The rise in food banks across Britain is among the most visible signs that, under the last Government, ours was a country in which growth was too low and inequality was too high. This Government are committed to ending the mass dependence on emergency food parcels. We have expanded free school meals to children in all

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

I thank hon. Members for their contributions, and the shadow Secretary of State for her kind words. I will be brief. The Government have continued to insist on the inclusion of the reserve power in the Bill in all rounds of discussions in this place because we have not heard a convincing alternative approach to solving

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28 Apr 2026Food Bank Usage: Hornsey and Friern Barnet

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Food bank use has fallen in recent years, but it is still far too high, including in her constituency. It is part of a wider challenge that the cost of essentials places too much pressure on household finances. The Department for Work and Pensions spends around £37 billion a year on

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Orders Nos. 15 and 41A(3)),

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

I thank hon. Members for their contributions, and the shadow Secretary of State for her kind words. I will be brief. The Government have continued to insist on the inclusion of the reserve power in the Bill in all rounds of discussions in this place because we have not heard a convincing alternative approach to solving

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28 Apr 2026Pension Schemes Bill

(e) the Motion in the name of Secretary Shabana Mahmood relating to Retained EU Law Reform,

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