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HANSARD National Insurance Contributions BillAs the hon. Gentleman knows, it is completely inappropriate for a Minister to comment on confidential negotiations with allies and other nations around the world. He is ignoring…14 Jun 2021HANSARD National Insurance Contributions Billrose—14 Jun 2021HANSARDBusiness Rates Reduction ServicesI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I have already said that all rates bills are required to explain the various reliefs available and that local authorities have, in many…26 May 2021HANSARDBusiness Rates Reduction ServicesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) for having secured this important debate on a matter that is of considerable public interest generally,…26 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillI rather regret it, having invited the intervention. No, of course, to engage with this, I would not have recognised the right hon. Gentleman if I had not wanted to take the…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I thank right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed to the robust but, I would say, good-natured debate throughout…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillNo, the Government have been clear that there needs to be an extension of the employment agency standards inspectorate in this area, and there may well be operational measures…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillThere is no suggestion on my part that it is all fine. One cannot make meaningful change to a market that is not performing as one would like and expect everything to be perfectly…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillIt is a very dynamic marketplace, as the right hon. Gentleman will be aware. There are many different aspects to it with which the Government are seeking to engage. One thing that…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillI am grateful to all of those who have spoken in this debate. As the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) has just said, this has been something of a…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillI thank all Members who have commented or spoken in this debate on freeports. As the House will know, freeports are a very important part of the Government’s policy to level up…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillI am grateful to all Members who have taken part in this debate. Let me pick up on several issues that have been raised, starting with the super deduction. You will be aware,…24 May 2021HANSARD Finance BillThe hon. Gentleman advances the extraordinary claim that the UK is the only country among the G7 not to have backed the Biden plan. Will he put in the Library the evidence for…24 May 2021HANSARDE-Commerce: VAT Legislative ChangesThe Government will be introducing changes to simplify the way VAT is administered for some goods sold between Northern Ireland and the EU, and some low-value imports into…13 May 2021HANSARD Capital Gains TaxI very much thank the two hon. Members who have spoken in the debate. May I start, Madam Deputy Speaker, by associating myself very much with the remarks that you made to the hon.…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Capital Gains TaxI am just winding up. If the hon. Lady does not mind, I will finish up. We will therefore continue to press forward on this issue. Question put and agreed to.28 Apr 2021HANSARD Capital Gains TaxBoth orders insert important provisions recommended by the OECD’s and G20’s base erosion and profit shifting project—BEPS—into existing double taxation agreements. For those…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Capital Gains TaxI beg to move, That the draft Double Taxation Relief (Federal Republic of Germany) Order 2021, which was laid before this House on 15 March, be approved.28 Apr 2021HANSARDHMRC: Contingencies Fund AdvanceHer Majesty’s Revenue and Customs will incur new expenditure in connection with the Government’s response to the covid-19 pandemic in 2021-22. Parliamentary approval for…28 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank you, Dame Angela, and all Committee members for sticking with us for our fourth sitting in Public Bill Committee. These clauses introduce a new approach to how Her…27 Apr 2021