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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. Clause 25 reforms the UK’s tonnage tax regime from April 2022, with the aim that more firms will base their…14 Dec 2021HANSARDLevelling Up: National Retrofit Strategy for HomesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right say that we need to have the right skilled workforce for our transition to net zero, and training is part of that. This year we have provided…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe recognise the important work of the River Severn Partnership. Between now and 2027, £170 million will be invested in flood and erosion risk management in the English Severn and…07 Dec 2021HANSARDRed Diesel Fuel: Planned Tax ChangesTo help ourselves achieve net zero and improve UK air quality, we are reducing the entitlement to use red diesel, which currently enjoys a duty discount, from next April. The full…07 Dec 2021HANSARDLevelling Up: National Retrofit Strategy for HomesThe green homes grant and its associated scheme for the Chancellor’s plan for jobs saw £1.75 billion invested in improving more than 100,000 homes. We are now bringing in a more…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we build a strong economy, we need to raise skills. That is why we announced in the spending review an increase of £3.8 billion in skills spending over this Parliament. The…07 Dec 2021HANSARDLevelling Up: National Retrofit Strategy for HomesThe Government’s heat and building strategy announced £3.9 billion of funding to decarbonise buildings over the next three years. This included £1.8 billion of support for low…07 Dec 2021HANSARDRed Diesel Fuel: Planned Tax ChangesMy hon. Friend is right to say that drainage boards do really important work. The fact is that the public sector, as well as the private sector, needs to decarbonise. In fact, in…07 Dec 2021HANSARDRed Diesel Fuel: Planned Tax ChangesWe recognise that this is a significant change for some businesses, but we have consulted on it since it was first announced in 2020. Those whom we have consulted include…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are seeing a growing number of Treasury staff working in Darlington along with many Ministers spending time there. I am due to be there tomorrow and I think that my right hon.…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Cider Industry: Duty ChangesI thank my hon. Friend for that point. I hate to pass the buck, but the question he asks about minimum pricing in shops and supermarkets—I was asked about this issue in…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Cider Industry: Duty ChangesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I raise a metaphorical glass to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Herefordshire (Bill Wiggin) on…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Climate Goals: Wellbeing EconomyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and to answer the debate on behalf of the Government. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline…30 Nov 2021HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 3) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021I will briefly pick up on some of the points made by hon. Members and address their questions as much as I can. I appreciate the overall support for the regulations. The top-line…22 Nov 2021HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 3) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 3) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021, No. 1218). It…22 Nov 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI should be delighted to give way to the hon. Member.16 Nov 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am happy to write to the hon. Member on that question. Finally, I turn to the administration of the tax system. Only last year, the Government published a 10-year tax strategy…16 Nov 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to close this debate on behalf of the Government. In a moment I will address many of the points raised in the debate, but I want to begin by reminding the House…16 Nov 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe answer to that question is 33%, but the fact is that the rate is going up, from 27% to 28%. That is an increase in tax; it really is quite simple maths. While supporting…16 Nov 2021HANSARDLevelling UpI know my hon. Friend’s Crawley constituency well and I recognise the importance of aviation to livelihoods there. I am sure that he will welcome the extension of the airport and…02 Nov 2021