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HANSARD Non-domicile Tax StatusNo, I will make some progress. Our position contrasts with that of the current Government, whose Ministers have been at pains over the past year to protect this unfair loophole.…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domicile Tax StatusI thank my hon. Friend for drawing attention to the impact that tax avoidance has on the public purse and on people across this country and to the fact that the Prime Minister…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domicile Tax StatusIt would only be a Conservative MP who could criticise an Opposition shadow Minister for suggesting that people should pay their fair share of tax. I was speaking about the NHS,…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Non-domicile Tax StatusI am not sure I want to respond to that. The Minister has made her point. No doubt she will have a further chance in a few moments to set out those points again. She confirmed, in…31 Jan 2023HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2022It is a pleasure to serve in the Committee with you as Chair, Sir Robert. As we all know, and as we heard from the Minister, national and non-domestic rates are calculated as the…17 Jan 2023HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2022The Minister may have misunderstood my question. I was asking her to clarify how the formula works. I think I understand it, having read the minutiae on which she commented that I…17 Jan 2023HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2022I understand the Minister’s point about the freezing of business rates, which is the commitment made by the Chancellor in the autumn statement. My question is about variable B…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTax System: FairnessWell, that was the fifth time; I wonder what people will make of that. We believe that to be trusted and effective, the tax system must be fair, yet while millions of working…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTax System: FairnessI echo the consensus about the importance of a merry Christmas. In the last month, I have asked Treasury Ministers three simple questions: whether the Chancellor has considered…20 Dec 2022HANSARDBusiness Rates and Levelling UpIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing this important debate on business…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceThere can be no doubt that the NHS is in crisis. We have heard shocking stories today from hon. Members about what their constituents are having to endure. Each and every one of…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I have set out that scrapping the non-dom status would raise £3.2 billion, and that our workforce expansion plan would cost £1.6…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceAll the pledges that the Opposition make are fully costed and fully funded. [Interruption.] If the hon. Gentleman waits one second, I will address that point. Today is about…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Assets of Community Value: Black Horse PubI am very glad that the subject of my first Adjournment debate is such a popular and important pub in the middle of Greenford, in the heart of my constituency. The Black Horse…02 Dec 2022HANSARDCo-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee with you as Chair, Mr Mundell. I begin by thanking and warmly congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Preston on securing…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Finance BillOn Second Reading on Monday, the Opposition made it clear that this Bill comes from a Government who have made the wrong choices time and again. In this Bill, the Conservatives…30 Nov 2022HANSARD Finance BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to consider the details of the Bill and speak to the amendments and new clauses in my name and that of my hon. Friend the…30 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Increase of Threshold) Regulations 2022You have been very clear in your guidance, Mrs Cummins, about what is within and without scope. The points that I referenced about the tax information and impact note were…29 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Increase of Threshold) Regulations 2022Absolutely, Mrs Cummins. I am simply asking the Minister to compare her comments on the regulations in front of us with what she said last night. She may choose to address that in…29 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Social Security (Class 2 National Insurance Contributions Increase of Threshold) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee with you as chair, Mrs Cummins. I thank the Minister for her opening remarks. As we have heard from the Minister, the statutory…29 Nov 2022