Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 1 to 3 in my name. They are probing amendments to draw ou...

I signed Amendments 1, 2 and 3 and support the reasons laid out for us today by the noble Lord, L...

My Lords, I thank the few noble Lords who have spoken for their contributions to this first debat...

My Lords, I thank the noble Viscount for his explanation and for addressing some of the questions...

Moved by

Lord Davies of Brixton

4: Clause 18, page 15, line 31, leave out “may” and i...

My Lords, effectively these issues have been presented by my noble friend Lord Ponsonby and I hav...

My Lords, it might be helpful—

I am so sorry—I am getting slightly muddled. In the interests of clarity, I point out that the am...

Just for my own clarity, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, for his comments, but he...

Essentially the same background applies: this is the position in which we find ourselves followin...

My Lords, here we address six amendments that have been brought forward on Clause 18 by the noble...

I welcome the Minister’s comments, particularly on unpaid AVCs. I will look forward to his respon...

Moved by

Lord Davies of Brixton

13: Clause 21, page 17, line 41, leave out “may” and ...

My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 14 to 19, so it is a bumper bundle. Again, we have the...

My Lords, first, I thank my noble friend Lord Davies for his comprehensive speech introducing the...

I, too, would like to speak to the amendments in my name. I do not have a great deal to add to wh...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Davies, once again and indeed the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonb...

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

21: Clause 26, page 21, line 21, after “descripti...

My Lords, this group deals with a straightforward issue, which should not need much explanation, ...

My Lords, I very much agree with the points made by the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby. There is a hug...

My Lords, once again I start by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and the noble Baroness, L...

I thank the Minister for that explanation. I have to say that he did not provide me with a great ...

Moved by

Lord Davies of Brixton

26: Clause 80, page 56, line 3, leave out “(2) and (3...

Amendment 26 is a twofold amendment. Two issues that are connected, but are potentially distinct,...

My Lords, I wish to speak briefly to this amendment. I open by paying tribute to my noble friend ...

My Lords, we have come to another important part of the Bill. I recognise that the operation of t...

I thank the Minister for his detailed response and I look forward to the opportunity for more det...

Moved by

Baroness Janke

32: After Clause 90, insert the following new Clause—

“...

My Lords, this amendment calls for a review of the fairness and just treatment of some of the iss...

My Lords, I will speak briefly on this matter, but I acknowledge its importance and I thank the n...

This was a much shorter debate. I begin by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, and the noble...

I thank the Minister for his response and take his assurances very seriously. Again, this is perh...

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

34: Schedule 1, page 85, line 11, leave out “75” ...

My Lords, we now move to a different aspect of the Bill: the retirement age of members of the jud...

I thank the Minister for his full letter, following Second Reading, and his suggestion of a furth...

My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to speak after the former Master of the Rolls, an office tha...

My Lords, I support the amendment to make the judicial retirement age 72, rather than 75. I shoul...

My Lords, it is clear that everyone in the Room would say that it is important that our senior ju...

I am sorry; could I just add one thing? The noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown, was sitting here ...

My Lords, this has been a rather busy debate. I thank all noble Lords who have contributed, inclu...

My Lords, I certainly support 100% the new recruitment programme for magistrates. When I first be...