Taxation of Pensions Bill Debate

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Department: HM Treasury
Wednesday 29th October 2014

(9 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Cathy Jamieson Portrait Cathy Jamieson
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My hon. Friend makes a valuable point which I will address in due course. Before I do so, I want to put on the record one of the concerns expressed by the TUC, which, in keeping with the point made by my hon. Friend, said that it believes that

“the measures contained in the Bill are being rushed in, thus overturning the emphasis on consensus and consultation that has been a positive feature of pensions policy making over the last decade.”

Sheila Gilmore Portrait Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab)
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Is my hon. Friend concerned that, given the speed of these changes, some of the other longer-term reforms such as auto-enrolment may be impacted on? Is she worried that these issues might not have been properly looked at?