Pensions Bill

My Lords, is it not remarkable that, having tried desperately to minimise the number of people who took this route and suggesting that it was only introduced for a small number of religious objectors, the Government now turn around and say, ““There has never been any pressure to buy an annuity. It is entirely a myth that has been thought up by the Opposition””? This is an extraordinary statement from the Minister, and an extraordinary development in government policy.