Results 21–40 of 1800 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Mark Lazarowicz

Standardised Packaging (Tobacco Products) (21 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making a powerful speech tonight. May I take her back to an earlier point at the beginning of her speech and highlight the fact that if this measure is not introduced by the Government soon, it will be delayed until probably after the summer, as a result of which, indirectly, thousands of lives will be lost?

[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] — Personal Independence Payments (21 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: I hear what the Minister says, and perhaps he will come to this later, but what about the situation that I described of people whose prognosis is more than six months but still relatively short, who will be hit badly when there are delays of much more than 16 weeks?

[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] — Personal Independence Payments (21 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Teresa Pearce) on securing the debate, which is certainly timely. Like other Members, I was impelled to come to the debate by the experience I have had in my constituency surgery, where I have seen case after case, week after week, of people suffering from delays...

[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] — Personal Independence Payments (21 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: Perhaps they are. If they are, perhaps they will hear from people on the doorsteps about some of the problems the Government’s policies are causing. Like all Members here today, I have a fat file of cases, and if I were to read out all of them I would take up all the time available to me. However, I want to highlight three cases that demonstrate some of the wider problems affecting the...

[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] — Personal Independence Payments (21 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: That is an interesting point, but all the parties want devolution, and we will have to live with the consequences. I welcome the devolution of large elements of the welfare system to Scotland. I think it will be better for Scotland, for those on benefits there, and for the UK, but I hear what the hon. Gentleman says. My final point is that, as has been pointed out, one difficulty in making a...

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: East Coast Main Line (14 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: It is important that the train services that are meant to run actually do so. The Minister will know that services on the east coast main line were severely disrupted on 27 December and two days later as well. Will he meet colleagues to try to ensure that when there are disruptions on the line—they were no fault of East Coast, by the way—they are dealt with more effectively, passengers...

[Mr George Howarth in the Chair] — House of Lords Reform (14 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: It appears that we all agree—or at least those of us present in the Chamber—on the need for democratic reform of the House of Lords. I remind the hon. Gentleman that we did not all support the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011—it was opposed by the Opposition. On change in the House of Lords, although I understand the attraction of a radical transformation and move...

[Mr George Howarth in the Chair] — House of Lords Reform (14 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: I should tell the hon. Gentleman and other hon. Members that I am going to a Committee sitting shortly, so I will not be able to hear the end of the debate. I agree with practically everything the hon. Gentleman has said. Does he agree that any revising Chamber that remains should be 100% elected by proportional representation, so that it will also be a powerful check and balance on an...

[Mr James Gray in the Chair] — Backbench business — Offshore Wind Developments ( 6 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: Just to be clear, is it the hon. Gentleman’s position that he is not in favour of greater subsidies for offshore wind but happy to see greater subsidies for other marine technologies? I support higher subsidies to allow those technologies to develop, but I am interested to hear what level of subsidy he is prepared to see given to them.

[Mr James Gray in the Chair] — Backbench business — Offshore Wind Developments ( 6 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: Thank you, Mr Gray, and I will bear in mind your comments about the length of our speeches. I congratulate the hon. Member for Angus (Mr Weir), and his colleagues who approached the Backbench Business Committee, on raising this important issue. It is important for all sorts of reasons, not least that renewables, onshore and offshore wind in particular provide a secure energy source in the...

[Mr James Gray in the Chair] — Backbench business — Offshore Wind Developments ( 6 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: I do not disagree with some of what the hon. Gentleman says; in fact, he made a point I was about to make. I of course accept that we cannot subsidise any renewables technology at any price, simply because renewables are a good thing; but we also have to recognise that as such technologies develop and become more mature, the price reduces dramatically. We could end up in a vicious circle: if...

[Mr James Gray in the Chair] — Backbench business — Offshore Wind Developments ( 6 Jan 2015)

Mark Lazarowicz: I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. Given that there are some technologies for which the Government are prepared to agree contracts for many decades into the future, does he agree that the Minister should indicate whether they will take a similar approach to renewables?

Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day]: Food Banks (17 Dec 2014)

Mark Lazarowicz: rose—

Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day]: Food Banks (17 Dec 2014)

Mark Lazarowicz: Is it not clear that this is not just about delay and error, and that what is happening is partly a direct result of a deliberate policy? Benefit sanctions in particular have been a major cause of people going without food, sometimes for lengthy periods. That is not accidental; it is deliberate and it needs to change.

Oral Answers to Questions — International Development: Small Businesses (Developing Countries) (17 Dec 2014)

Mark Lazarowicz: It is important that businesses big and small across the world pay their workers a decent wage, yet Conservative MEPs in the European Parliament voted against the global development programme because it included a minimum wage. Is that the policy of the Government as well?

[Mr Adrian Sanders in the Chair] — BMI Pension Fund Compensation (17 Dec 2014)

Mark Lazarowicz: I accept that there is no direct parallel with Equitable Life except in the sense that the BMI pension fund members and others have also been the victims of a regulatory system that did not deliver what it ought to have done in some way. In recognition of that, they too deserve some action by Government. Tax treatment is one suggestion, but the House should be able to take forward other...

[Mr Adrian Sanders in the Chair] — BMI Pension Fund Compensation (17 Dec 2014)

Mark Lazarowicz: Perhaps I should explain that my understanding is that the Lufthansa compensation was graduated in such a way that those with the biggest pension losses got the least compensation. At the top end, only 10% or 20% of the losses were compensated for, and the rest was lost entirely. Those with long service suffered the worst.

[Mr Adrian Sanders in the Chair] — BMI Pension Fund Compensation (17 Dec 2014)

Mark Lazarowicz: The Minister might be nervous about how much we are asking to be given away, and it might assist her if I say that the 4,000 is the figure for all the scheme members, some of whom will have been below the Pension Protection Fund cap. All the members have an interest, and they all deserve justice of course, but those who have been particularly badly hit are relatively few in number.

[Mr Adrian Sanders in the Chair] — BMI Pension Fund Compensation (17 Dec 2014)

Mark Lazarowicz: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sanders. The issue that I will address today is complex but it potentially directly affects many hundreds of people throughout the UK, including many people in the Edinburgh and Lothian area. In fact, one of my constituents is affected, and they have asked me to raise the issue in Parliament. I am glad to have this opportunity to do that,...

[Mr Adrian Sanders in the Chair] — BMI Pension Fund Compensation (17 Dec 2014)

Mark Lazarowicz: Well, that was certainly the outcome in many cases; that was what happened to the pension scheme members. Certainly, it was clear that part of the agreement that Lufthansa reached with the companies taking over the former BMI operation was that effectively the pension scheme responsibility would not go with the airline, which is very concerning and, as I have said, has much wider implications...


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