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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Finance Bill

"I will not try to draw the Minister into the details. He rightly refers to the instinct to give people more control over their own lives, and that is something we would all agree with. However, I urge him to read the debates involving a Tory Minister in his position …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Finance Bill

"On that point, my hon. Friend, as usual, is making an eloquent, precise case. There is an issue not just around informed choice, but around our ability to predict our own longevity; there are substantial issues. The evidence is that it is very difficult for us to predict our own …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Finance Bill

"On the question of guidance, the Pensions Minister’s comments about Lamborghinis were particularly unfortunate. Does my hon. Friend agree that the biggest danger is not that hard-working, sensible people will blow their own money, but that they will take it as cash and not invest it because they have no …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Finance Bill

"Before my hon. Friend moves off the important topic of guidance, I am sure she will agree that the context to this is that the median pension pot is much smaller than many hon. Members imagine: it is well below £30,000 a year. Moving from guidance to advice potentially means …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Finance Bill

"Perhaps this time I am not anticipating what my hon. Friend is about to say, as I think she is bringing her remarks to a close. It strikes me, having listened to the Government on this issue, that the employer is never mentioned. One arm of the Government is promoting …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Finance Bill

"The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the other arm of the Government on this, the Pensions Minister, has developed a whole pensions policy based on the notion that inertia has to be harnessed for the public good, meaning that, as a rule, people are not aware of the complexities …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Finance Bill

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for that thoughtful response. I am not sure that the default position will be that someone is defaulted into an annuity. We need clarity on that as we discuss these clauses. I think that a choice will have to be exercised one way or another, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2014
Finance Bill

"I thank the hon. Gentleman, who is speaking from his experience of the sector, for giving way again. Would he care to comment on why the existing annuities market was not working? My understanding of the analysis is that the default position of individuals was simply to accept what they …..."
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Written Question

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Tuesday 13th May 2014

Asked by: Gregg McClymont (Labour - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed by HM Revenue and Customs in regional post rooms at each location in the UK.

Answered by David Gauke

As requested please find detailed below staff numbers employed in HMRC Regional Post Rooms employed solely in post room activities.

Shipley 45

Cardiff 65

Bootle 35

Newcastle 98

Cumbernauld 46

I also refer the Honourable Gentleman to my answer on 12 May 2014.

Written Question

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Monday 12th May 2014

Asked by: Gregg McClymont (Labour - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the number of staff required at HM Revenue and Customs in Cumbernauld following his Department's decision to award the mail management contract to the EDM Group.

Answered by David Gauke

The timetable for implementation is still being finalised, HMRC does not yet have details of how and when teams currently handling post will be impacted.