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Proceeding contribution from Chris Leslie (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 May 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance (No. 3) Bill.


Finance (No. 3) Bill

““But surely that is a complete coincidence””, he said ironically! I do not know whether my hon. Friend was making the point that this is payback time, but the level of these bonuses is incredible. Let me finish my point about Barclays. I was saying that £38 million in bonuses and salaries went to just the top five earners. That is enough money to pay the wages of more than 1,000 qualified nurses in our NHS. That gives some meaning to the scale—enough money to pay for 1,000 qualified nurses.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
527 c492 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Banks Financial services Excise duties Fuels EU economic policy Exploration Economic growth Oil Pay Natural gas Public expenditure Prices Offshore industry Regulation Taxation VAT Tax yields North Sea oil Bank levy
Legislation
Finance (No. 3) Bill 2010-12
Link
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