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HANSARDFinancial Services BillI very much support Lords amendment 1 on the duty of care. As the Minister will recall, we have raised this during the previous stages of the Bill, in Committee and on the Floor…26 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 15, in clause 15, page 9, line 16, at end insert— “(3) In paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 13 of that Act— (a) after ‘second straddling period is’ insert ‘the…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Gary. This is a small technical amendment, on which we have received a representation from the Association of Taxation Technicians.…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 22, page 17, line 17, after “then” and before “ – ” insert “where it is to the benefit of the employee the following calculation may be used”.…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)This technical amendment would ensure that, in new subsection 402D(6A) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, which is to be inserted by clause 22(7), the method of…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)I rise to support the clause; I think it is absolutely the right thing to do. May we have more information on how many people have received such payments since 2009? It would be…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)We of course welcome all moves to support parents through the difficult time of bereavement. Our new clause would require the Secretary of State to publish reports on the uptake…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 22 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 23 Cash equivalent benefit of a zero-emissions…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Second sitting)I rise to speak to new clause 8, tabled in my name and that of my colleagues. I remain interested in the idea of a plastic packaging tax, and I will support it because too many of…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Second sitting)One of the things that has been raised with me is that, if someone gets a traditional coffee cup from any high street coffee chain, the coffee cup would not be within the scope of…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Second sitting)In practical terms, how many additional staff will be brought into HMRC to deal with compliance? Does the Exchequer Secretary have an estimate of the cost to the Government? Is…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 15 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 16 Meaning of “general decommissioning…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)Amendment 2 has the opposite aim, I suppose, to Government amendment 16. We proposed to update the Income Tax Act 2007 so that the extended loss carry-back rules in the Bill, in…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Second sitting)I am glad to hear that that engagement is ongoing. Can I ask whether the Food and Drink Federation is included within that? I am a wee bit concerned that its concerns came through…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Second sitting)I very much agree with the Opposition’s amendments. It is clear that, even with all the consultation that the Government say they have done and all the extensive behind-the-scenes…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI will speak to new clause 10. This UK Government said they would be led by data, not dates, and the Chancellor has stood in the Chamber on several occasions and said he will do…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Treasury Committee. As the SNP reasoned amendment sets out, the Bill falls short in a number of respects. My colleagues and I approach…13 Apr 2021HANSARD Greensill CapitalI express my condolences, on behalf of the Scottish National party, to the family and friends of Cheryl Gillan and Shirley Williams. I also wish my constituents, and everyone…13 Apr 2021HANSARDImmigration and Nationality Application FeesI am glad to be able to raise some of my constituents’ concerns in this debate. The Home Office’s route to citizenship really does treat people as cash cows. It is blatant…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Hospitality IndustryI agree with what many speakers have said about hospitality. While this is a debate about hospitality, I see it very much in my constituency as a very interconnected ecosystem,…24 Mar 2021