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HANSARDSMEsBusiness rates and national insurance are an important contribution to paying for public services, which I am sure the hon. Lady’s constituents, like mine, feel very strongly…28 Jun 2022HANSARDSMEsSmall and medium-sized businesses are at the heart of our economy, creating jobs and prosperity across the UK. We continue to give substantial support to SMEs by raising the…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. I thank the Petitions Committee for organising this important debate and all hon. Members who have contributed…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelThe hon. Member comes to exactly the next point that I was going to make in my speech. The petition called for a VAT reduction, as did the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelThat is not what I just said; I said that if we particularly focused on reducing VAT on fuel, that would not result in a saving to many businesses, because businesses can claim…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelThat goes a long way into the broader economic questions about the right way to deal with the crisis we are in, and how we raise money if we are to make further tax cuts to…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelI will move on and keep to the topic of the petition, if that is okay with the hon. Gentleman. Another question that came up earlier, particularly from the hon. Member for…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelIt is interesting that the hon. Gentleman asks that question. I noticed that although this is a debate on fuel duty, he and other hon. Members took the opportunity to talk quite…23 May 2022HANSARDSupport for SMEsSmall and medium-sized businesses are at the heart of our economy, creating jobs and prosperity across the UK. Last week, we wrote to more than 2 million businesses setting out…17 May 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK InfrastructureI would be delighted to meet my hon. Friend to discuss the upgrade to that road. As I have said, we know that infrastructure is really important in supporting economic growth and…17 May 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK InfrastructureI simply do not recognise the picture that the hon. Member is painting. This Government are absolutely committed to investing in infrastructure because that is at the heart of our…17 May 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK InfrastructureThank you, Mr Speaker. The growth of tourism is really important as part of the wider economic growth of the country, and I would be delighted to meet the hon. Gentleman to talk…17 May 2022HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme: Council Tax RebateHigh global energy prices have pushed up bills. That is why we are already helping households through the energy bills rebate package, which is worth more than £9 billion in total…17 May 2022HANSARDSupport for SMEsAs my right hon. Friend knows, we have set out our plans to make alcohol duty simpler and fairer—a change that is long overdue. That includes a new relief for draught beer, small…17 May 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK InfrastructureThat is an excellent question from my hon. Friend. We are not only investing in infrastructure but making sure that taxpayers’ money gets put to good use. One way we are doing…17 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI completely agree with my hon. Friend. In fact, we do support families with the cost of childcare. One thing we do is to provide families with access to tax-free childcare, which…17 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend tempts me with a visit to a vineyard in her constituency. She has already made the argument very strongly—when I recently met the wine and spirits all-party group.…17 May 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK InfrastructureMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to campaign for better access to stations for disabled people. I am pleased to confirm that Chalkwell is included in the Department for…17 May 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK InfrastructureThe Government are committed to investing in infrastructure to boost economic growth across the country, and I was delighted to see this at first hand when visiting my hon.…17 May 2022HANSARDEnergy Bills Support Scheme: Council Tax RebateMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the importance of getting the money into people’s pockets fast, which is why the first support payment is through the council tax system.…17 May 2022