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HANSARD Finance BillThe vaccine has given us all hope, but we know that the health crisis from covid is far from over, and the impact on jobs, businesses and the economy resulting from the pandemic…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillI am very happy to put in the Library references to comments from the other G7 countries indicating their support, but what I ask the Financial Secretary to do is put in writing…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillPeople and businesses across our country need the Government to support them as they begin to get back on their feet after all the damage to people’s lives and livelihoods that…24 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireI would like to press the Minister to set out specifically what further actions the Government will take to ensure that there is a co-ordinated international response to secure an…19 May 2021HANSARD Capital Gains TaxI am grateful for the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Opposition to the motion concerning these two statutory instruments. The two orders bring into effect arrangements…28 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)The key change introduced by clause 122 are the new powers for HMRC to issue financial institutions with a statutory demand for information—a financial institution notice—about a…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)We recognise that clause 124 and schedule 33 make miscellaneous changes, including to correct a drafting error in schedule 36 of the Finance Act 2008, which governs the issuing of…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause introduces a power to make regulations to implement the OECD model rules for reporting by platform operators. These rules will require certain UK digital platforms to…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 126 enables HMRC and Border Force officers to use a civil penalty to combat the unauthorised removal of things that have been seized in situ. When HMRC seizes goods, they…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 127 introduces a new power to grant temporary approval to a business appealing a decision to remove or reject a trading approval so that its appeal right is safeguarded.…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Further to that point of order, Dame Angela. I would like to put on record my thanks to you for being a very patient Chair on my first time in a Public Bill Committee, following…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)As we have heard, clause 116 and schedule 28 make amendments to the Finance Act 2009 relating to late payment and repayment interest for VAT. We understand that these changes…27 Apr 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Self-employed PeopleIn a recent letter to me, the Financial Secretary admitted that 710,000 freelancers who receive a portion of their income from dividends have missed out on covid support schemes.…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee with you in the Chair, Dame Angela. I am pleased to begin by discussing clause 112, which, as we heard, introduces two new schedules.…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 123 amends schedule 36 of the Finance Act 2008 to give HMRC a new power to issue an information notice for the purposes of collecting a tax debt. We would like to raise…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)We note that clause 18 and schedule 2 provide a temporary extension to the carry-back trading losses provisions from one year to three years, for losses of up to £2 million for a…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)We do not oppose clause 38, which makes technical amendments to the corporate interest restriction rules in part 10 of schedule 7A to the Taxation (International and Other…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)We do not oppose clause 37, which amends the loss relief legislation and ensures that the relevant part of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 meets the policy objective of restricting…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)We are pleased to support this important clause, which, as we have heard, introduces an income tax exemption for payments made to victims of modern slavery and human trafficking.…22 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (First sitting)We do not oppose the clause, which repeals legislation that gave effect to the EU interest and royalties directive in UK law, and which will ensure that companies resident in EU…22 Apr 2021