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How many years are we talking about since the cases were first recorded? The cases date back to the 1950s. Some were recorded in the late 1940s, but the most obvious cases of negligence are mainly from the 1950s and 1960s, when people knew of the dangers of asbestos.
Now, we take the full cost of that person's pension, between their early retirement date and the normal retirement date, and charge that to the year when they go.
Under standing orders, the instrument has been laid after being made and is in force unless, within 40 days after the date on which it was laid, Parliament passes a resolution that nothing further be done.
I would like to discuss with the Finance Committee at an early date the ways in which that discussion would proceed and the ways in which the matter would be subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
If they ask university students for their verdict on higher education policy, perhaps when those students are on their way to visit the bank manager, trying to cope with spiralling and crippling debt burdens, the answer will be that it is a failure.
The issue has been an on-going problem for many years and it has still not been addressed. I hope that the most up-to-date information that has been received from the respondents will help consideration of that bill.
The order amends the regulations in a number of ways, including making a change to the commencement date and increasing the administration fees that can be charged by the payment distributor.