"18. What recent discussions she has had with representatives from the plumbing industry on section 75 pension liabilities. ..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"My constituent Margaret Briggs, having paid £21,000 over 11 years with four employees into a pension scheme, has in the past four weeks received a demand for £331,000. How is she expected to pay this, and how can that possibly be rational and fair?..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"(Urgent Question):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will make a statement on executive pay and cash reserves held at Motability...." Lord Mann - View Speech
"I thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, and the Secretary of State for her initial response.
It is grotesque that this registered charity, which is funded by the taxpayer through a direct grant from Government, is carrying cash reserves of £2.4 billion and has been underspending its …..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"T9. Universal credit is to be introduced in my constituency on 14 December, which, in my view, is indecent. The introduction should be delayed, as it will be a catastrophe for many children at Christmas. As the Secretary of State believes the opposite, will he accept my offer now of …..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"Twenty thousand is a drop in the ocean, considering the enormity of the changes. How will the Government ensure that pensioners are getting good, sound advice—and quantify that they are—in order that pensioners are not ripped off by people advising them badly and therefore lose out in future years?..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"10. What discussions she has had with FIFA and the Football Association on the rights of migrant workers in Qatar employed in preparations for the 2022 World cup...." Lord Mann - View Speech
"May I suggest that the Minister pulls her finger out and starts raising this issue? The football industry seems far more concerned about the weather during the World cup than the fact that hundreds of Nepalese and Indian workers have died constructing the sites. Even more grotesquely, perhaps, those who …..." Lord Mann - View Speech
"The Office for Budget Responsibility has projected a net increase of 700,000 EU migrant workers during this Parliament, and that point was confirmed by Treasury officials to the Treasury Committee. Does the Secretary of State agree—and as the previous Government found to their cost—that an employer is more likely to …..." Lord Mann - View Speech