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HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality Sectorrose—15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorThere are a whole range of challenges and also benefits from the protocol and the Windsor framework. I agree with the hon. Member that they do not provide constraints on the…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for South Antrim (Robin Swann) for securing this debate on an important issue facing…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorI will.15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality Sectorrose —15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorI will.15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorIt is important that we return to the topic at hand, but I am very glad that my hon. Friend is happily married to, I am sure, a fantastic partner. The Government recognise the…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorRight now, we are engaging in what could be seen as a similar proposal to the one put forward today. We are doing a time-limited reduction in VAT, not for one sector and one part…15 Jul 2026HANSARDHis Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services ReportToday, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services has published its report on how effectively His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs prevents and…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Employees Travelling Outside the UK: Expenses RateIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate with you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Peter Lamb) for raising this important issue today…14 Jul 2026HANSARDCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: July 2026 Delivery UpdateThe Government are introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism from 1 January 2027 which will ensure that highly traded, carbon-intensive goods which are imported into the UK…14 Jul 2026HANSARDFinance Bill 2026-27: Draft Legislation and Tax DocumentsThe Government are today publishing draft legislation ahead of inclusion in the next Finance Bill. This allows for technical consultation on the application of tax policy in…13 Jul 2026HANSARDHMRC Transformation Road MapToday, the Government are providing an update on HMRC’s transformation road map, setting out the progress made in the first year of delivery and sharing HMRC’s transformation…02 Jul 2026HANSARDDonated Medicines: VATIn response to an oral question on Tuesday 23 June, I announced that the Government will take forward a new approach on VAT on free of charge donations of medicines, consisting of…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillNo. If prices are slightly above the threshold set in the electricity generator levy, as they are at the moment, I believe, those taxes will be due now, from 1 July, whether or…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillI thank the shadow Exchequer Secretary for that. As I said, we are consulting on that policy before the end of the year. It was the Chancellor’s and this Government’s decision…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillToday’s debate is progressing rapidly—so rapidly, in fact, that I am yet to turn to the speech in my folder. It is a privilege to close this rapid debate on behalf of the…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillThere is a very sensible policy rationale when it comes to the electricity generator levy, which I think is the clause the hon. Member is referring to. We want to ensure that the…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillI will open this debate in Committee of the whole House by reminding the House—though I am sure Members know what is in this Bill—of the purpose of the Bill, which is to respond…01 Jul 2026HANSARD Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) BillI thank the shadow Exchequer Secretary, the hon. Member for North West Norfolk (James Wild), and the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper), for their scrutiny and attention to…01 Jul 2026