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HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve on the Committee with you as Chair, Ms Furniss. I will turn to the amendments in a moment, but I will first briefly address why clause 1 should stand…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for that question, but we must consider the proposal before us in terms of the situation we face now, rather than consider decisions that have been made in…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyI had a feeling the right hon. Gentleman was going to ask a question along those lines. I will answer it in a moment. I welcome the commitment made by the leaders of the overseas…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyThank you for that reminder about the timing, Mr Turner. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington and Bayswater (Joe Powell) on securing this debate, and Members on…05 Feb 2025HANSARD National Insurance ContributionsWith the leave of the House, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will respond to the comments of hon. Members. The shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Grantham and Bourne (Gareth Davies),…04 Feb 2025HANSARD National Insurance ContributionsThe regulations contain a provision for us, in case it is needed. The expectation is that it will not be. As I mentioned, a Government Actuary’s Department report laid alongside…04 Feb 2025HANSARD National Insurance ContributionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that we want employers to be aware of this important relief, and to encourage them to make use of it to employ veterans. This relief helps to…04 Feb 2025HANSARD National Insurance ContributionsRegulations are made each year to set various national insurance thresholds, and to uprate child benefit and the guardian’s allowance. In opening the debate, I will give the House…04 Feb 2025HANSARD National Insurance ContributionsI beg to move, That the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments, National Insurance Funds Payments and Extension of Veteran’s Relief)…04 Feb 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support for the measure. He made wider points about reforms to agricultural property relief, which we have debated several times. The clause…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)The clause makes changes to remove requirements in limited circumstances that the National Savings Bank, more commonly known as NS&I, obtains from HMRC a statement of inheritance…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)The clause extends the scope of agricultural property relief from 6 April this year to land managed under certain environmental agreements. Agricultural property relief is an…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)As the hon. Lady knows, because we have debated this many times, the data that we have published, based on His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs data, shows that the large majority of…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)I welcome the Opposition’s support for the clauses, which build on the consultation that started when they were in office. The shadow Minister’s question related to what effect…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee with you as Chair, Ms Vaz. Tuesday’s debate on this clause concluded before we came to the decision, but I think the Opposition…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Third sitting)Clauses 58 to 60 make changes to strengthen the conditions that must be met for transfers of shares into an employee benefit trust to be exempt from inheritance tax. An employee…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)As the shadow Minister set out, the new clause would require the Government to report on the likely impact of the tax measures on households across the income distribution. The…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)On a point of order, Ms Vaz. I thank you and Mr Mundell for chairing for the Committee. I thank all the Clerks and officials who have looked after us so well this week, and…30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)Unpredictable, you mean.30 Jan 2025HANSARDFinance Bill (Fourth sitting)New clause 10 would make changes to require the Government to conduct a review of business taxes, and make recommendations on how to increase business certainty and investment,…30 Jan 2025