Speaking at the House of Lords about the need for better train services, as key to achieving the levelling-up agenda, Lord Loomba said that the public needs good, reliable and fast services. Commentating on the amount of pollution and congestion on the roads, Lord Loomba asked, what assessment have the Government taken on increasing train timetable options for passengers from Lincoln, with a view to ensuring greater usage.
Showing his concern for Commonwealth military personnel, Lord Loomba raised a question on access to the NHS after military service. Lord Loomba wanted to know what the cost was, if any, for personnel when needing health care once they had left the military.
On new Pension Protection Fund [PPF] regulations, he said that these regulations are necessary to ensure that the Pension Protection Fund can engage fully in a proactive and meaningful way in the conversations and decision-making processes when a company finds itself in difficulty.
Earlier in October Lord Loomba, pointed out that as a country, we were slow to adopt the wearing of face coverings.
Speaking on pension scamming he wanted to know what the government was doing to stop bogus companies being set up to carry out scams. He said, “The scale of loss is staggering, as bogus companies can set up to instigate the frauds and are often closed quickly to avoid. What are the Government doing to strengthen checks on company registration so that only genuine companies are able to trade?”
On the topic of pensions, Lord Loomba praised the government for sticking to its triple lock policy by introducing a pensions uprating bill. The Bill he said, is important as it gives support to some of the most vulnerable in our society: those relying on state pensions to survive.
