Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 10 March 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Graham Allen. The answering member was Stephen Timms.
International Financial Transactions (Tax)
Westminster Hall adjournment debate on international financial transactions (tax).
Secondary information
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- Parliamentary proceeding
- Reference
- 507 c132-8WH
- Session
- 2009-10
- Department
- Treasury
- Chamber / Committee
- Westminster Hall
- Proceeding contributions
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Stephen Timms | 507 c138WH (Link to this contribution) At the Treasury, we are keeping a close eye on the debate, but we see it inherently and necessarily ...
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Graham Allen | 507 c138WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister mentioned the IMF and the European Council. What is the Treasury doing to examine the i...
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Graham Allen | 507 c136WH (Link to this contribution) The campaign itself—I do not speak for the campaign—is a very broad coalition, and it would welcome ...
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Derek Twigg | 507 c136WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. He has been as generous as he possibly can be to th...
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Graham Allen | 507 c134WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point, but at the beginning of this process, we should be fu...
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John Hemming | 507 c134WH (Link to this contribution) I declare an interest, as I am involved in software in the financial services sector. The UK already...
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Graham Allen | 507 c134-5WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend—if I may call him that—raises several good points and one total lying falsehood. I ha...
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William Cash | 507 c134WH (Link to this contribution) I do not want to cast aspersions on such a great idea, but is the hon. Gentleman aware that there is...
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Graham Allen | 507 c135WH (Link to this contribution) I give way to my hon. Friend, who organised the meeting in Parliament and raised this issue for Memb...
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Graham Allen | 507 c135-6WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend pulled together the parliamentary aspect of the Robin Hood campaign. He more than any...
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David Anderson | 507 c135WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to be in front of you today, Mr. Benton. I welcome the good work that is being done...
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Stephen Timms | 507 c136-8WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham, North (Mr. Allen) on securing this debate a...
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Graham Allen | 507 c134WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes a thoughtful contribution today, just as he did at the meeting that set off...
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Andrew Pelling | 507 c134WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. I, too, have signed the early-day motion....
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Graham Allen | 507 c133-4WH;507 c133WH (Link to this contribution) It is important that the objective of such a tax is international, as there is always the possibilit...
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Lindsay Hoyle | 507 c132WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome you to the Chair, Mr. Benton, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. A...
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Graham Allen | 507 c132WH (Link to this contribution) I give way to my hon. Friend, who masterminded the early-day motion referred to earlier.
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Nick Palmer | 507 c133WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend, my colleague from Robin Hood land, for giving way. Does he agree th...
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Graham Allen | 507 c133WH (Link to this contribution) We do not want to spend the money before we have it. None the less, it is important to define some t...
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Mark Lazarowicz | 507 c133WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on taking this campaign forward. On the question of how the money coul...
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Graham Allen | 507 c132-3WH (Link to this contribution) We do not want support for this tax to come and go. Something so significant has to be set up and ne...
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Graham Allen | 507 c132WH (Link to this contribution) This debate is on a subject that most of us know as the Robin Hood tax, but as we have to use parlia...
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Andy Slaughter | 507 c132WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend said that there is consensus. I quickly checked the early-day motion in support of a ...
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Graham Allen | 507 c132WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He made the point in his inimitable way. Colleagues fr...
- Subjects
- Bank services Financial services Taxation Tobin tax
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