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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe House will be aware that the 5p cut to fuel duty is set to expire in March 2026, and as with other tax policies, the Chancellor will make a final decision on fuel duty rates…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAll decisions relating to tax will be made at the Budget in late November.04 Nov 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention and hope that today we have been able to have that open and public discussion to share the different views on this policy. I would be…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford, for my first time speaking from this position in this fantastic Westminster Hall. I congratulate the hon. Member for…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI will happily look at any report any Member recommends I read, so I encourage the hon. Gentleman to send it my way. Since we took office, the Government have taken a range of…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandThe hon. and learned Member raises the CenTax report, and it is worth noting some points about the analysis in that report. First, the Government have consistently said that…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandI do not agree that £1 million is nothing. It is a significant increase and a significantly higher threshold than that for anyone who does not have access to APR or BPR. I…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Family Farming in Northern IrelandThe figures that I raised were from research carried out by an independent organisation, CenTax. Profitability and incomes change from year to year, of course, and can change for…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPost Office Capture Redress Scheme: Tax ExemptionsOn 19 June 2025, the Department for Business and Trade announced a new compensation scheme that offers redress to postmasters affected by errors in the Capture software, which…27 Oct 2025HANSARDUK-Portugal Double Taxation ConventionA double taxation convention with Portugal was signed in London on 15 September 2025. The text of the convention is available on the HM Revenue and Customs pages of the gov.uk…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandI shall take both interventions.14 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandIf the hon. Member would have preferred energy prices to stay at their pandemic levels, and money to continue to flow in from the EPL rather than more people throughout the…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandLet me first congratulate the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) on securing this debate. I thank Members from all parts of the House for their contributions so…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandDoes the hon. Member really wish to intervene? [ Interruption. ] Go on.14 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandI believe the hon. Member for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey (Graham Leadbitter) was slightly quicker in standing up than my hon. Friend. I do understand my hon. Friend’s…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandI disagree that the Government are getting this wrong. We are doing our best to try to find the right balance to support people, industry and jobs. We will continue to provide a…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandI will first take the intervention from my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh South West (Dr Arthur).14 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandAs I said just a few moments ago, 100,000 jobs are directly or indirectly linked to the work and activities in this sector, and it is vital that we support people with that…14 Oct 2025HANSARDTax Reliefs: Zero-based ReviewTax reliefs are an important feature of the UK tax system, and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has invested significant resources in improving understanding of their cost and…09 Sept 2025HANSARDTax Reliefs: Zero-based ReviewIt is worth noting that some 800 of the 1,200 reliefs the hon. Member mentions ensure that the tax system operates as intended by defining the scope of tax correctly and that it…09 Sept 2025