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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I am glad that the definitions are being amended to include fairs and circuses, of which there are many in my constituency, to allow them to continue to use rebated diesel and…05 Jan 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)The specific point I was referring to is paragraph 5 on page 164 of the explanatory notes, which says: “This change ensures that the tax can be amended if changes to other…05 Jan 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)A happy new year to you, Dame Angela, and to all colleagues. I have just a few queries about these clauses. First, I want to touch on the issues relating to exempting registered…05 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister confirmed earlier that he had not visited a drug consumption room in any of the European countries where they have been operating for years. Will he come instead to…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)This issue speaks to what I and my colleagues have often asked for in Finance Bills—that is, to be able to take evidence. We have received some very good written evidence from…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)I support the comments made by the Labour Front-Bench spokesperson on this issue. Switching flag is the most crazy kind of gesture politics. Would it not have been better to look…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)I am a wee bit concerned that the Government have brought these amendments so late in the day. I appreciate that they have brought them now, rather than seeking to come back and…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)There is no question!14 Dec 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 1971I visited a drug consumption room in Geneva, right next to the central station in that city. Has the Minister visited a drug consumption room? It is important to make Government…14 Dec 2021HANSARDMisuse of Drugs Act 197121. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effectiveness of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)The point is that large production companies will have accountants who will know what those companies are eligible for, but smaller companies might not even be aware of what is…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Of course, I support the proposed tax credits. They will be a useful part of the picture of support for theatres, museums and orchestras, of which there are many in my…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)I am more than happy to support what the Government are proposing here. Consistency in these tax reliefs is really important to allow businesses to plan. My constituency…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)I have a question about transparency and how the regime will interact with the Government’s draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill. I remember some discussion about people…14 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillIndeed; they may take a long time, and may not have the language, to disclose that very traumatic experience. Those who were held in this quasi-detention system were not…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillYes. I am sure that like me my hon. Friend has read through the transcripts of people’s substantive interviews, including some of the ludicrous questions that people have been…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI rise to support the amendments in the name of my colleagues. I also speak in my capacity as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on immigration detention. We have many…08 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn this season of generosity and good will, will the Chancellor deliver a gift to the hard-pressed hospitality and tourism sector and amend the Finance (No. 2) Bill to extend the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDEconomic InequalityThe Chancellor likes to talk a good game on the universal credit taper rate and his pretendy living wage, but that only benefits those who are lucky enough to be in work and…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillThe hon. Member is describing a textbook example of how the Home Office is supposed to work, but in the experience of many of my constituents, time and again its decisions are…07 Dec 2021