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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)Clauses 263 to 271, which introduce the new system of advance tax clearance, will give legislative effect to the commitment in the Government’s corporate tax road map to offer…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for her response and to the hon. Member for Maidenhead for highlighting the large number of people who miss the deadline. As I say, the reality is…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)Not that one—the stamp duty one. Extending the oversight in clause 275 is clearly sensible, and I do not have anything to add on the cleaning-up operation in clause 277, the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)Is the Minister indicating that such people will be blocked from using the banking system in the UK if they are served with one of the notices? Where is that? I cannot see that in…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is good to be back in the saddle as we come on to some more clauses and, later this afternoon, new clauses. The amendment was tabled in my name, and I will speak to clauses 259…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would require the Chancellor to publish an assessment of how the measures in the Bill affect the finances of…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)Sadly, the Minister’s response is predictable; I think we have won the argument on why these measures would be useful have in the legislation, but we may not win a vote. The…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 36 would require the Chancellor of the Exchequer to review and report on the effects of the Bill on the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 126 creates new criminal offences relating to the possession and transfer of unstuck duty stamps . In plain terms, it becomes an offence for anyone who is not an approved…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)Well, as my hon. Friend the Member for Wyre Forest says from a sedentary position, pandemics, wars and energy price shocks did have something to do with the impact, but the figure…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)I am surprised the Minister was able to say that last bit with a straight face when he was corpsing about carbon taxes earlier in Committee. As this will be the final time I speak…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)I will speak to new clauses 33 and 35 in my name and that of my right hon. Friend the Member for Central Devon (Sir Mel Stride) and my hon. Friend the Member for Wyre Forest. New…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)Clauses 117 to 120 will introduce the new vaping duty stamp scheme. The Opposition welcome the Government’s decision to move forward with a duty stamps regime for vaping products:…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)I rise to speak to clauses 121 to 125, which set out the framework on forfeiture and civil penalties for the new vaping duty regime. As the Minister said, this is a very important…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)Good morning, Sir Roger and members of the Committee. As the Minister says, clauses 112 to 116 will introduce the UK’s excise duty on vaping products and set out the legal and…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)We are sorry to see the Exchequer Secretary disappear. I hope that he comes back this afternoon for our further deliberations. The clause introduces schedule 16, providing for the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)We come to the final group on the carbon border adjustment mechanism. Clause 150, along with schedule 18, makes the technical but critical changes needed to fit CBAM into the UK’s…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)I share the hon. Member’s concerns about the £50,000 threshold. Has he considered what might be a more appropriate level, in order to reduce the impact on smaller producers?03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)I am not clear from the Minister’s comments whether he has accepted the Valentine’s invitation, but I am sure I am not alone in not expecting a member of the Committee to corpse…03 Feb 2026