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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWe have had pensions and energy, and we conclude with alcohol, and of course one other minor matter is covered. We are specifically debating clauses 27, 47, 48 and 50 to 60, and…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThis is entirely true, but of course selling on the international market means that, through our balance of trade, we have an economy where we can afford to import. It is about…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThat is an excellent question from my right hon. Friend. As he will appreciate, there is obviously a difference between the duty and the price—we control the duty. As I am about…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI will take one final point and then wrap up.19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWe have had strong support from public health groups for the differential duty, because the evidence shows that is healthier to drink in a social environment than privately. That…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend asks an excellent question, and I will be more than happy to write to him setting out more detail on the benefits, but I hope he agrees that the key point is this:…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI will give way to the right hon. Gentleman, for the last time.19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillAs I have said, I respect the hon. Lady’s position, but the point is that if we were to have no further investment, the North Sea Transition Authority estimates that we would lose…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a fair point from the hon. Lady. I do think this is a significant simplification. We are moving from 15 bands to six. I would love it to be 15 to one, but unfortunately…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI hope my right hon. Friend is welcomed with open arms in the Jolly Woodman, having given it fulsome promotion. I might make do with Strangers Bar downstairs. Real ales will…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillBefore I turn to the very good speeches that we have heard during the current debate, let me clarify a point relating to our earlier debate on the electricity generator levy. I…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThere are spirits that will benefit from the differential—not spirits served from what I think are called optics, but spirits served on tap. There are mixers served on tap that…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI have to disagree with the right hon. Gentleman’s use of the word “realistic”. I have met representatives of the Scotch Whisky Association, whom I greatly respect, and they have…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThis is a popular area of the debate. I give way.19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI had never thought of the right hon. Gentleman as a cheeky chappie, but for that brief moment, he almost was. Let me now address his amendment 7. The Scottish National party…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is always a pleasure to appear so early and unexpectedly. This grouping is about the electricity generator levy. Before I address the specific clauses, here is a reminder of…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman is always courteous, and I send the message to him that for every single business, charity and household in the country, one thing that trumps all is wanting…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI will take this very last soupçon: a final intervention from the hon. Gentleman.19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to respond to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas). I hope that she will not take it as a lack of respect if I say that it is probably a good…19 Apr 2023HANSARDOffice of Financial Sanctions ImplementationMy noble friend Baroness Penn, the Treasury Minister in the House of Lords, has today made the following written ministerial statement. On 18 April, the UK announced a sanctions…18 Apr 2023