I thank my hon. Friend for that question. If the hon.

Discussions between Ministers are normally confidential, but the answer is no, the reason being that we have a process that was put in pl

My right hon.

Since the start of the pandemic, our priority as a Government has been to protect lives and people’s livelihoods.

The hon. Gentleman asks a fair question about why these have all been taken in parallel.

My hon. Friend should be aware that we have account managers working in all parts of the country to take up this scheme.

The hon. Member should be clear about what I did say.

Yes.

We have just passed the Pension Schemes Act 2021, and aspects of scams were considered in that legislative process, so the suggestion tha

My hon.