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HANSARDBusiness InvestmentMy hon. Friend comes to this House with significant business experience, so when he talks, we certainly listen, and I am delighted to hear that he was pleased with the VAT…19 Mar 2024HANSARDBusiness InvestmentAnnouncements in each of our last three fiscal events have enhanced our business investment environment for international investors: we have the second highest foreign direct…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesMy hon. Friend is right that at the autumn statement, this Government extended the retail, hospitality and leisure relief in England—a tax cut worth £2.5 billion for small…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesMy hon. Friend is right. Business rate relief is a great way to support small businesses in Eastleigh and across the country. Our small business rate relief means that one third…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesMy hon. Friend is right to engage in the way that she is with her small businesses. We believe that the £90,000 threshold, which has just been increased, strikes the right balance…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI can assure the hon. Gentleman that the Government engage frequently with our counterparts in the Northern Ireland Administration, and that will continue to be the case.19 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesWe are acutely aware of this issue, and I have had meetings with the FSB. That is why the Chancellor has announced plans to improve the situation for small businesses. I am happy…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesWe of course support hairdressers, our high streets and women-run businesses, which is why we have extended the retail, hospitality and leisure relief to 75%. Cutting taxes for…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur support for the Scotch Whisky Association is long-standing, and it was a pleasure to meet its representatives recently. We have frozen or cut duty for Scottish whisky in…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is talking about the largest and most significant reform of our alcohol duty system in 140 years. We are making it more simple by saying: the stronger the alcohol…19 Mar 2024HANSARDPillar Two: Addition of an Anti-abuse RuleOn 15 December 2023, the UK, and over 135 members of the OECD/G20 inclusive framework on base erosion and profit shifting, agreed the third set of administrative guidance on the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. For the second time this year, we are cutting taxes for 29 million working people across the country—something that is…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillMy hon. Friend is consistent in holding the administration in London to account. He is right: as we are still not out of the woods when it comes to the cost of living crisis, the…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillMy hon. Friend is right to point that out. A fundamental benefit of reducing tax is that it improves growth in our economy, because more people will be in work and working longer…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to clarify that, because there has been a lot of noise from the Labour Benches, too. It is true that we have had to make some difficult decisions…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillMy hon. Friend is right to point that out. I would add to those figures: since 2010, we have lifted millions of people across the country, including in Southend West, out of…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillYet again my hon. Friend makes a valuable contribution. I commit to taking his idea away to consider, as we look at reducing the unfairness in the tax system in future and…13 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is my pleasure to close the second full day of debate on this year’s spring Budget. This is a Budget for long-term growth, and today we have heard a number of excellent…11 Mar 2024HANSARD Wine DutyIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, as always, Mr Henderson. I congratulate my good friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Will Quince), on securing the…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAdvanced ManufacturingToday the Government have announced over £360 million of joint Government and industry investment in 16 UK advanced manufacturing projects, securing highly skilled jobs, building…04 Mar 2024