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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can tell my hon. Friend that 750 staff are employed across all Departments at the Darlington Economic Campus. The Treasury’s aim is to reach 355 full-time staff by March 2025,…06 Feb 2024HANSARDRegional Economic Inequalities: Fiscal StepsMy hon. Friend has a long history as a great champion for community organisations. I will write to him on his specific question.06 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe energy security investment mechanism was designed, as my hon. Friend points out, to give more certainty not only to the oil and gas sector, but to investors, ensuring that the…06 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government continue to work with Ofgem. In fact, I met the chief executive officer very recently. Ofgem continues to monitor the levels of energy debt to ensure that consumers…06 Feb 2024HANSARDRegional Economic Inequalities: Fiscal StepsThis Government are committed to supporting all parts of the United Kingdom. In October we announced the £1.1 billion long-term plan for towns, which gives 55 towns up to £20…06 Feb 2024HANSARDRegional Economic Inequalities: Fiscal StepsThis Government are committed to levelling up by boosting growth, raising living standards and spreading opportunity throughout the country in several different ways. The hon.…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Future of UK Capital MarketsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Vale of Glamorgan (Alun Cairns) on securing the debate, and I thank…30 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I remember very well the exchange at the last fiscal event, and I note that since then, the leader of the Labour party has developed a new…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)The Bill implements the rate changes that were announced at the spring Budget last year, based on a forecast RPI, as I have described, but the principle that the hon. Lady talks…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)The rate on private jets is significantly more than any commercial flight passenger will pay. Question put and agreed to. Clause 24 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 26…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)Clause 26 enables regulations to be made exempting foreign vehicles, or foreign vehicles that meet certain conditions, from vehicle excise duty. In the first instance, the power…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)Let me attempt to respond to hon. Members’ comments. First, we should be very proud that our country has welcomed over 193,000 Ukrainians fleeing some of the most horrific…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (Second sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that. I recall that exchange, and he is right to raise the issue of tax gap. Clearly, we all agree that we need it to be lower, and I…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)The clause sets the rates for air passenger duty for 2024-25. The rates were announced at the spring Budget and will take effect from April this year. The Government are uprating…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (Second sitting)The clause increases the rate of aggregates levy from 1 April 2024 in line with the retail price index as forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility when the rate was…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (Second sitting)The hon. Gentleman raises an understandable and legitimate question that many have asked, and I am happy to provide an answer today. As he points out, the aggregates levy was…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (Second sitting)The clause makes changes to increase the rate of the plastic packaging tax from 1 April 2024 in line with the consumer price index. The plastic packaging tax is charged on plastic…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (Second sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman and I am glad that he supports the taxation, which we were pleased to introduce in 2022. He is right to challenge us on the impact of the tax,…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. Clause 9 and schedule 8 enable qualifying companies that manage ships to elect into the tonnage tax regime. Clause 10…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (Second sitting)It is great to see you back in the Chair, Mr Paisley, and a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. The clause increases the lower and standard rates of landfill tax, from 1…16 Jan 2024