Debate on bill on Wednesday, 30 April 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord McKenzie of Luton. The answering member was Baroness Noakes.

National Insurance Contributions Bill

National Insurance Contributions Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 701 c298-315
Session: 2007-08
Department: Treasury
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: National Insurance Contributions Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 28-EN also published.
Monday, 4 February 2008
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Proceeding contributions: Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c314-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I reject that. The various components of the settlement were very clear in the provisions ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c314 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the arrangements in respect of the primary threshold have worked perfectly well since it w...; Baroness Noakes | 701 c314 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the point I wanted to make—which I should not have done from a sedentary position, for whi...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c314 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will certainly make sure that all noble Lords who have contributed tonight will get a re...; Baroness Noakes | 701 c314 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister think that there ought to be statutory requirements in relation to both ...; Baroness Noakes | 701 c313 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, may I clarify something? Is the Minister saying that this national insurance hike is just ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c312-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, nobody is trying to hide what happens to the resources that go into the National Insurance...; Baroness Noakes | 701 c312 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I can explain. I understand that they are on different bases. I was seeking to mak...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c312 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we can debate the differences between income tax and NICs. For example, income tax is focu...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c311-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that depends on how long one is going to live. It is generally the case that people at or ...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 701 c314 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the latest stats that I could get were dated January 2007. I tried, exactly as the noble B...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c313-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course this particular item raises revenue, but it is part of a package, where there ar...; Lord Newby | 701 c313 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not necessarily want to support the noble Baroness, because she is perfectly capable ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c313 (Link to this contribution) No, my Lords, I am not saying that. I am saying that the starting point in all this is to simplify t...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c298-301 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. The Bill has two purposes. First, ...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 701 c311 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the whole point of being able to buy at the point of your retirement is that the increase ...; Lord Newby | 701 c305-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the fact that we are debating this Bill in detail at all reflects a curiosity of parliamen...; Baroness Hollis of Heigham | 701 c301-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that I speak for the whole House in thanking my noble friend the Minister for su...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 701 c310-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it has been an interesting debate. I am flattered by the noble Baroness’s concern but I am...; Baroness Noakes | 701 c307-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when we debated the Queen’s Speech last November, I said that we would greet this Bill wit...; Baroness Noakes | 701 c312 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, does the Minister therefore accept that it is fulfilling the function of a tax?
Subjects: Women Income tax National insurance National Insurance Fund Poverty National insurance contributions Low pay State retirement pensions Tax rates and bands Earnings limits State second pension
Legislation: National Insurance Contributions Bill 2007-08
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

National Insurance Contributions Bill

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