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HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs: OBR CostingThere still seems to be confusion among Opposition Members about what the OBR publication set out. It reiterates the costings that were published at the time of the Budget, on 30…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs: OBR CostingSupporting the rural economy, public services and investment right across the country is part of Labour’s national mission to get the economy growing, but the prerequisite for…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs: OBR CostingObviously, the Government put the highest priority on food security. That is why our policies set out to support it, and the farming sector more widely. The policy is one of many…23 Jan 2025HANSARDSupporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and TourismThe Government announced a range of measures at the autumn Budget to support SMEs, including in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. They include more than doubling the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat we accept is that the difficult decisions we took at the Budget enabled extra funding to be put into the NHS. GP surgeries have had a funding settlement that considers all…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend set out, decisions on eligibility for covid-19 financial support were taken by the previous Government. The current Government have no plans to assess the…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have been clear since the Budget that the decision to raise employer national insurance contributions was one of the toughest we have taken as a Government, and we recognise…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of my key priorities as Exchequer Secretary and the Minister with responsibility for HMRC is to oversee a programme of transformation at HMRC to improve its customer service,…21 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring the passage of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill, we set out clearly how the scheme would work to reimburse costs for public…21 Jan 2025HANSARDSupporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and TourismOne of the problems with the Liberal Democrats is that they support all our spending plans, but they do not support any of the tax changes to fund them. This is a prime example.…21 Jan 2025HANSARDSupporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and TourismI am glad to know that the shadow Minister’s morning was well spent cooking up that line about the Davos ski slopes. What he will know, and what sectors across the economy will…21 Jan 2025HANSARDSupporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and TourismI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for her questions. If she did not succeed in tempting me at the Select Committee, I doubt she will succeed today, but I can reassure her…21 Jan 2025HANSARDSupporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and TourismWe set out the details of our decision to increase the rate of national insurance contributions from employers and to reduce the threshold, and we have added the different benefit…21 Jan 2025HANSARDSupporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and TourismI thank my hon. Friend for his question and for referencing Wonderful Palate, the business in his constituency. I do not know the details of the rateable value of that property,…21 Jan 2025HANSARDSupporting SMEs, Retail, and Hospitality and TourismI think that retail, hospitality and leisure businesses, which are the backbone of our high street, might object to the idea of permanently lower tax rates as “tinkering around…21 Jan 2025HANSARDHigh-emission SteelThe No. 1 thing for industry and households is to bring down the cost of energy. That is why we are investing in renewable home-grown energy for the future, to make sure we have…21 Jan 2025HANSARDHigh-emission SteelAs I have set out, the UK CBAM will mitigate the risk of carbon leakage by placing a carbon price on some of the most emissions-intensive industrial goods imported into the UK,…21 Jan 2025HANSARDHigh-emission SteelThe UK carbon border adjustment mechanism will be introduced in 2027. It will ensure that imports face a carbon price that is comparable with domestic products, giving UK industry…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property ReliefIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate with you as Chair, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart) on securing this…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property ReliefI have only a few moments, so I will make progress. The Leader of the Opposition has made it clear that she would prioritise that tax break within the public finances, but we do…14 Jan 2025