Results 1–20 of 3000 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Harry Cohen

Amendment of the Law (25 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: I appreciate the hon. Gentleman's homily and I do not disagree with some aspects of it, but does he acknowledge that in certain circumstances, such as those we recently experienced, capitalism does not work either? If it had not been for quasi-socialists coming in and saving the capitalist system-to put it kindly for my colleagues on the Front Bench-it would have collapsed by now?

Amendment of the Law (25 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Mr. Fallon), whose case is always coherent, even if I do not agree with his solutions. I do not agree with his assessment of yesterday's Budget, either. I think that it was a steady-as-you-go Budget designed not to choke off the recovery. I saw that the front-page headline of the Daily Mail today called this a Budget of envy and...

Amendment of the Law (25 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: Absolutely. The only reason why the banking sector is in existence is because of taxpayers' investment; it would have gone completely flat otherwise. If we are to solve the deficit problem, those profits, instead of going into the big bonuses of bankers, should come back to the taxpayer. My second suggestion for a tax boost is the Robin Hood tax, and I pay tribute to the Prime Minister for...

Amendment of the Law (25 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: That is the point that I am making: there are savings to be made. The TUC report states: "Tax relief is heavily skewed towards the better off. Treasury figures reveal that 60 per cent. of tax relief goes to higher rate taxpayers, including nearly £10 billion a year...to the top 1 per cent. of earners, those on more than £150,000 a year." On those skewed subsidies, the TUC also said that the...

Amendment of the Law (25 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: rose-

Amendment of the Law (25 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: I am sorry to draw my right hon. Friend into a bit of a parochial matter relating to my constituency, but he makes an excellent point about Building Schools for the Future. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families offered Redbridge council Building Schools for the Future money a year up front, in this financial year. However, the council said that it was...

Amendment of the Law (25 Mar 2010)

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Amendment of the Law (25 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: The hon. Gentleman claims that the proposal on stamp duty was Conservative policy. Was the increase in stamp duty-the extra 1 per cent. for those properties selling for more than £1 million-also a Conservative policy?

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Settlements out of Court (23 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: How many court orders were not executed as a result of a settlement out of court in the most recent period for which figures are available.

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Settlements out of Court (23 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: Did not Mr. Justice Vos, in the Max Clifford case involving the private investigators of Mulcaire, Whittamore and News International, order the disclosure of documents which would have shown the extent of the industrial scale of the defendants' illegal hacking-so was not News International's settling out of court with Mr. Clifford a manipulation of the judicial system to avoid compliance with...

Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Settlements out of Court (23 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. In view of that reply, I hereby give notice that I shall be making an application to raise this matter on the Adjournment.

Raising of the Pension Age ( 9 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: That is a very good point. Does the hon. Gentleman not think that if the Conservatives are looking to increase the male retirement age to 66 by 2016 they may say that because of the legal challenge to the equality law, they have to introduce it for women by 2016 as well?

Raising of the Pension Age ( 9 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: First, may I thank Mr. Speaker for granting me this debate on the raising of the pension age? For various reasons, I am retiring at the next general election at the age of 60-after 44 years of work, I might add-although I am prepared to continue my working life in other ways for a little longer, if I get the chance. However, I have some unfinished business in the House, part of which relates...

Raising of the Pension Age ( 9 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: The hon. Gentleman anticipates my speech. I have those very points to make but, as he will gather from my remarks, I agree with him.

Raising of the Pension Age ( 9 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: I am not convinced and neither is the hon. Member for Castle Point (Bob Spink). We will explore the issue further during the debate. Other reforms that the Government brought forward included a promise to increase the basic state pension in line with earnings by the end of the next Parliament, although of course that assumes that there is not a hung or short Parliament. The Government...

Raising of the Pension Age ( 9 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: I accept that that could be a minimum. Indeed, some occupational pension funds are very good and might well give larger contributions when they transfer across. However, it is more likely that employers will keep the contributions right down and we will not see what the Minister describes.

Raising of the Pension Age ( 9 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: That is certainly my fear. Many of the lowest paid workers, including those with a couple of part-time jobs, will not be in the scheme at all. Many employers will encourage their workers to opt out so that they can save money. Although the scheme is set up by the state, there is no state guarantee to back the fund. If the stock market collapses, the fund could be devastated, as could...

Raising of the Pension Age ( 9 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: No, because the hon. Gentleman's quote says that the Conservatives would be prepared to rush the rise forward to 2016 for men and to 2020 for women. The Pensions Policy Institute, speaking about raising the pension age to 66 for men from 2016, has said that every man under the age of 58 will be affected and will have to save an extra £55 a month to bridge the gap of the lost year of pension....

Raising of the Pension Age ( 9 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: That well-made point explains the situation. I think that the pension age will go up to 70 if the Tories get elected. Lord Turner, the chair of the Pensions Commission, has set the scene for the Tories, and he is a former bosses' leader, so we all know that he is sympathetic to them. According to one report, he told the BBC in August last year "that there were arguments made during his review...

Raising of the Pension Age ( 9 Mar 2010)

Harry Cohen: We all know that it was a Labour Government. However, Lord Turner also said in his report: "Some people suggest that this expense should be offset by raising the state pensions age to, for instance, 70. This would however have the disadvantage that the losers would be those on lowest income: both because they will typically have worked for longer and because they have shorter life expectancy...


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