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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Our approach to uprating taxes is plain to see for all the different approaches that we have taken. The Government set out their position on fuel duty, for example, and we have…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)One thing to note about Labour Back Benchers is that they are on the Government Benches, making changes for their constituents. They are supporting the work of this Government to…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)The Government are doing a lot to continue supporting the UK’s vibrant capital markets. We have some of the deepest capital markets globally. We have, for example, changed UK…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I will keep my remarks brief, if only to give the hon. Member for North West Norfolk more time to inform us of his opinions on this matter. Clause 89 makes changes to uprate…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 111 removes a restrictive time limit within which relief from the annual tax on enveloped dwellings can be claimed. This measure updates the legislation to remove the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)The Government are taking action to tackle those who attempt to bend or break the rules to avoid paying the tax that they owe. The clause introduces a new provision to address…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his comments. It is good to converse with a new Opposition spokesman and I look forward to more conversations and discussions with him—though I do not…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I will not expound on the detail of the clauses, but I will explain why the Government cannot accept the amendments. On amendment 44, any public disclosure of evidence before an…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)The refining fire of a consultation process is something that I am happy to stand behind. On the shadow Minister’s important point about the decision to remove the dredging…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 12, in clause 110, page 134, line 20, at end insert— “(2A) In consequence of the amendments made by the preceding subsections, in section 189 of the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 55 and schedule 10 will provide a mechanism to recover the winter fuel payment from those who are not eligible, to balance support for vulnerable pensioners with…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)As the hon. Member knows, there are always trade-offs to be considered in taxation policy design. As I have just outlined, there is around £5 billion of revenue here. We must…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the Opposition spokesman for his remarks. He is right that the change will involve some co-ordination between the Pensions Regulator and HMRC. That is partly why we want…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Of course, Mrs Harris. On the point that the hon. Member for North West Norfolk raised, it would be an unnecessary administrative burden to ask airlines to reformulate how they…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Indeed, Mrs Harris. I respect your judgment and authority in such matters. As I said, the Government carefully considered the scope of the relief, including the length of the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 57 has three connected objectives. First, the change will enable certain collective money purchase schemes to apply to become a registered pension scheme. Secondly, it will…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)We do not expect that the changes will result in significant cost changes. How ports that currently benefit from the inland border facilities choose to recover any costs is a…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)As with other measures that have been debated this week, for example on business rates, it seems that the Conservatives were just getting around to reform on the issue. Now they…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)The Government’s view was that it was right to put a threshold in the system. Labour Members do not think that it is right for the super-rich to continue to receive the winter…29 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesBecause of the concerns around the methodology to value hotels, today we have announced that we will review that methodology so that, in time for the next revaluation, hotels can…27 Jan 2026