Queens Speech

[Bluebird]

Anybody pick up on this one....


Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Allows the government to use money held in bank and building society accounts which have not been used for 15 years to provide more youth facilities. Applies to the whole UK.

[Bluebird]

also these two

National Insurance Contributions Bill
Would harmonise the upper earnings limit (UEL) for national insurance contributions with the higher rate income tax threshold. The UEL will rise in phases, to match the higher rate income tax threshold by April 2009. The measure would extend across the UK.

Pensions Bill Would mean eligible workers are automatically enrolled into a pension scheme, with a minimum employer contribution introduced. Applies to England, Scotland and Wales.

[Bluebird]

and lastly

Sale of Student Loans Bill This bill, applying to England and Wales, covers the proposal to sell the student loan book, announced by Gordon Brown in the 2007 Budget, which is expected to raise £6bn over three years.

[DimPrawn]

That Queen sounds like a right leftie.

[NickFitz]

Anybody pick up on this one....


Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Allows the government to use money held in bank and building society accounts which have not been used for 15 years to provide more youth facilities. Applies to the whole UK.

Not exactly news. They announced this one ages ago. If you (or your heirs, etc.) come out of the woodwork, they still give you your money back; it's not confiscated or anything.

[moorfield]

No Finance Bill ?

... but I saw no "Finance Bill" - so what section is HMRCs "Income Shifting" legislation going to fall under ? Or has this been quietly shelved for now ....

[Moose423956]

Sale of Student Loans Bill This bill, applying to England and Wales, covers the proposal to sell the student loan book, announced by Gordon Brown in the 2007 Budget, which is expected to raise £6bn over three years.

What does that mean?

[Moscow Mule]

What does that mean?

All of the student debt held by the government is to be sold to private enterprise.

[Bagpuss]

All of the student debt held by the government is to be sold to private enterprise.

Some of it already was under the last government

[Charles Foster Kane]

Did you know the Queen is the only person in the UK that doesn't have to hold a valid UK driving license?

Oh, and she doesn't have to use number plates.

Read that the other day, interesting...