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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI ask the hon. Member to consider whether his party wishes to identify £66 billion of expenditure cuts or borrow £66 billion more. I do not think that either option is what the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI thank all Members for their contributions at this stage of the Bill’s passage—we are almost there. I will take some time to respond directly to the amendments that have been…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and for his engagement in the Public Bill Committee. The loan charge is an important issue. I focused on it after receipt of Ray…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am glad to return to the Commons to debate the Finance Bill on Report. Although I am sure that it would have been of interest to Members on both sides of the House, I am also…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am sure this issue was considered before the policy was announced, and I have considered it too since I have been in post. It is worth pointing out that HMRC already offers…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am just stating a fact, which is that there are few—if any—businesses near the relevant thresholds. The hon. and learned Member made the point that the Government’s decision may…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe president of the National Farmers Union mentioned in his speech to the farmers’ conference just a few weeks ago that he was glad of my engagement with farmers—he personally…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIf the Conservatives had credible plans and a credible history of reining in welfare spending, then I would, of course, be interested in taking them seriously. However, it was the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI will not get into specific worked examples. The general point is that the Government have made changes both to business property relief and to agricultural property relief, in…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillOkay.11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI look forward to working with my hon. Friend, and other Members who are interested in this topic, to make sure that we move as quickly as we possibly can. Let me thank all…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWe will, of course, continue to engage with Ministers in Gibraltar. It would not be appropriate for me to write future Budgets at this Dispatch Box today, but we have made a…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIf the right hon. Member will forgive me, I will make progress, having spoken for eight minutes already. Amendments 102 to 107 would mean that unlimited 100% agricultural property…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) Bill: Ways and Means (Amendment of Power to Make Further Provision Relating to Abolition of Lifetime Allowance Charge)I thank the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) for her remarks, as well as for her scrutiny of this process, which I appreciate no matter where it comes from. The…11 Mar 2026HANSARDHigh Street Businesses: Tax ChangesI thank my hon. Friend for her representation of Little Italy in her fantastic constituency. We are working on the high streets strategy. She is right to highlight that with…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his representations on this matter here today and over many months, and in Westminster Hall just a few weeks ago. The rural fuel duty relief scheme does…10 Mar 2026HANSARDHigh Street Businesses: Tax ChangesWe will be working across Government on the high streets strategy. Treasury Ministers will be working with colleagues in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government…10 Mar 2026HANSARDHigh Street Businesses: Tax ChangesAround one in three businesses continue to benefit from the small business rates relief and do not pay any business rates at all, with an additional 85,000 benefiting from reduced…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for the question, and for the representation she has provided for her constituents and, through her work on the loan charge and taxpayer fairness all-party…10 Mar 2026