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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)The clauses deal with changes to vehicle excise duty for heavy goods vehicles, rigid good vehicles with and without trailers, vehicles with exceptional loads, and haulage vehicles…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I rise to speak to clause 94 and new clause 19, which stands in my name. Clause 94 makes changes to the expensive car supplement in vehicle excise duty, as the Minister referred…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I may not have read that manifesto as closely as the hon. Gentleman. [Laughter.] For the record, I did not say that. I think the record will also prove that that measure was not…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to see the Exchequer Secretary in his place. Some Committee members may have felt that his ministerial colleague the Economic Secretary dealt with some clauses…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)May I return to the point about the ancillary services? Proposed new subsection (3A) in section 53 of the 1994 Act requires only “the provision of accommodation, or…the transport…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)My hon. Friend makes a valuable point. We want more certainty within the system, as far as possible. On earlier clauses, we debated the uncertainty that can come from having…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)In the debate on the first clause that we considered in Committee, there was a commitment to keep corporation tax at 25% across this Parliament. Can the Minister at least commit…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend, like me, has a very rural constituency that spends tens of millions of pounds on this. I think Norfolk spends around £30 million or £40 million a year on taxis to…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I will speak to clause 56, the schedule and new clause 11, which is tabled in my name. The Minister talks of reform; indeed, clause 56 fundamentally changes how carried interest…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an important point about the effect of these clauses on putting up costs and potentially adding to inflation, which as we know has almost doubled from the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to see you back in the Chair presiding over our proceedings this afternoon, Mrs Harris. I will speak to amendment 42, which stands in my name and that of my hon.…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I rise to speak to clauses 87 and 88, as well as new clause 31 tabled by the Conservatives. As the Minister said, clause 87 increases tobacco duty and the minimum excise tax with…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)It was not the fact that the Government consulted that we objected to; it was that they were consulting on a crazy idea that would have increased costs for industry 31-fold.…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I will speak to clause 61 and new clause 12, tabled in my name. They concern reliefs and the energy profits levy, which the Chancellor increased to 78%—a very high level. When it…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I need to hammer the nail about day-trippers while we have the taxman on the Government Benches. Proposed new subsection (3A) in section 53 of the 1994 Act does not provide for…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 42, in clause 79, page 95, line 37, at end insert— “(3B) Section (3A) does not apply to journeys by private hire vehicle or taxi in rural areas.” This…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)Following the 2024 Budget, the Government decided to implement a long-term residency test for inheritance tax. That is a 10-year residency in a 20-year time period. Clause 70…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you, Mrs Harris. I am almost the only one who has said anything in this Committee, so hopefully people know my name. I rise to speak to clause 96 and to my new clauses 20…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)As the Minister said, the clause introduces a new anti-avoidance provision aimed at arrangements involving non-derecognition liabilities. These are complex structures whereby a…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for that very succinct description of the clause. He will be pleased to hear that I have only a few points to make— [ Interruption. ] The hon. Member for…29 Jan 2026