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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)Essentially, as the hon. Gentleman points out, the measure is to correct some unintended consequences. One of those does relate to lifeboats. The initial provision was to include…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I apologise, but will the hon. Lady make that last point again? I did not hear her because of the noise in the background.18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I personally have not had that engagement. I will look into what discussions have taken place, and I would be happy to report that back to the hon. Gentleman. Question put and…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 319 implements changes announced at the spring Budget 2023 concerning tobacco duty rates. The duty charge on all tobacco products will rise in line with the tobacco duty…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)There was quite a bit in there, but a lot of it was related, so I will do my best to address those points. First, to my right hon. Friend the Member for Calder Valley, I will need…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 320 and schedule 21 legislate to amend part 2 of the Finance Act 2017 to bring into scope the soft drinks industry levy on liquid flavour concentrates used in fountains,…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I am always grateful for the hon. Lady’s comments. I can answer her quickly. We are committed to the SDIL—the soft drinks industry levy—and we share her positive recognition of…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful for that clarification. As I mentioned, HMRC is actively targeting businesses and is able to tackle businesses that are not registered but that it believes are…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I completely understand the hon. Lady’s passion. I know that she is a long-standing campaigner in this area, so it is no surprise that she wants to discuss the issue; I completely…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful for the question. I can tell the hon. Lady that in the period I referenced with the 2,500 waste units, 51 arrests were made as a result of that action. I apologise…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)First, let me acknowledge that the landfill tax has been an overarching success, with local authority waste into landfill down by some 90% since 1990. I think we can all agree…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clauses 326 to 328 make changes to the rates of several taxes to support our environmental and climate change objectives. Clause 329 makes technical changes to ensure that the…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the Opposition for not opposing clause 325. The hon. Member rightly asked about the international aspect of the provisions on international hauliers. Perhaps I…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)First, let me apologise to the hon. Lady. I had that in my notes to address, and I did not. She is referring to the Chicago convention, which basically is an international…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Let me try to answer those questions in order. Just to clarify for the Committee, there is no APD other than on fixed-wing aircraft. Private jets pay a higher rate than any other…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 321 introduces a new domestic air passenger duty band for flights within the UK to bolster connectivity within the Union and a new ultra-long-haul band to further align the…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clauses 323 to 325 and schedule 22 provide for the 2023-24 vehicle excise duty rates and the new, reformed heavy good vehicle levy from August 2023. The clause sets the 2023-24…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Clauses 72 to 81 reproduce existing exemptions and reliefs from excise duty on alcohol products. These reliefs and exemptions will continue to operate in the same way as they do…16 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Let me first address the request from the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead for me to further explain certain clauses. Clause 108 ensures that the legislation works, basically,…16 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Clauses 108 to 111 and schedule 11 make supplementary changes for the reformed alcohol duty system. The provisions are necessary consequential amendments as a result of changes…16 May 2023