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HANSARD Inheritance Tax: Family-owned BusinessesMy hon. Friend is a great champion of businesses and farmers in her constituency. When we were deciding how to reform agricultural property relief and business property relief, we…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Inheritance Tax: Family-owned BusinessesIt is a pleasure, Sir John, to speak in this debate with you as Chair, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Mid Dunbartonshire (Susan Murray) on securing it—I notice that the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDVulnerable Families: Tax System SupportI very much recognise, both as a constituency MP and as a Minister, the importance of making sure that adoptive parents can build a strong family unit with their adoptive…20 May 2025HANSARDVulnerable Families: Tax System SupportThe Government are committed to keeping taxes for working people as low as possible. The personal allowance means those earning below £12,570 pay no tax. At our first Budget, we…20 May 2025HANSARDVulnerable Families: Tax System SupportAs my hon. Friend will know, spending decisions are for the Chief Secretary of the Treasury to discuss with Departments. I make the general point that investment in mental health,…20 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are determined to go further and faster to reform business rates, which is why we will publish an update paper in the summer. I am also glad that we can work with councils such…20 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry to hear about the experience of the hon. Lady’s constituent. To reassure her and her constituent, one of my priorities as chair of the HMRC board is to improve HMRC’s…20 May 2025HANSARDPrivate Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange SystemToday, the Government have laid the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System Sandbox) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/583).…15 May 2025HANSARDIncome Tax: Personal AllowanceIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart; this is our second debate together in the last few days. I extend my thanks, as many others have, to my hon. Friend the…12 May 2025HANSARDIncome Tax: Personal AllowanceOf course, having a well-functioning welfare state is, in many ways, precisely about protecting people when they have unexpected shocks to their lives. I am not sure that the tax…12 May 2025HANSARDIncome Tax: Personal AllowanceMany employers recognise that having a productive, secure workforce who can take pride in their jobs and contribute to their fullest ability at work is important not just for the…12 May 2025HANSARDDraft Finance Act 2021 (Increase in Schedule 26 Penalty Percentages) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Finance Act 2021 (Increase in Schedule 26 Penalty Percentages) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve on this…07 May 2025HANSARDDraft Finance Act 2021 (Increase in Schedule 26 Penalty Percentages) Regulations 2025I welcome the Opposition’s support for the draft regulations. The hon. Members for Grantham and Bourne and for North East Fife asked about wider efforts to improve HMRC’s service.…07 May 2025HANSARDTax Simplification, Administration and ReformAt the autumn Budget 2024 and the spring statement 2025, the Government committed to bringing forward a package of measures in spring 2025 aimed at simplifying the tax and customs…28 Apr 2025HANSARDTax EvasionClosing the tax gap and ensuring that everyone is paying the tax they owe is one of the Government’s top priorities. The autumn Budget marked a step change to close the tax gap…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI was sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s constituent’s experience with, I assume, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Even though, as the Minister with responsibility for HMRC, I…08 Apr 2025HANSARDSecond HomesI appreciate the concerns that second home owners may move to the business rates system. I emphasise that there are requirements that must be met before properties can be assessed…08 Apr 2025HANSARDTax EvasionI thank my hon. Friend for his remarks. He is right to say that the £7.5 billion of additional revenue from closing the tax gap is a huge boost to the public finances, which…08 Apr 2025HANSARDFarmers: Tax ReliefsAs the Minister with responsibility for the UK tax system, I have had several meetings with organisations on this matter since the autumn Budget last year. On 18 February, I and…08 Apr 2025HANSARDSecond HomesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his remarks. I agree with him about the importance of taking the right action to tackle second homes. I understand he had a meeting with the…08 Apr 2025