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HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat a fantastically niche question from my hon. Friend, and how delighted I am to be able to answer it. He will know that scoring is a matter for the OBR. As the Budget policy…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for the Self-EmployedIn mentioning Bolton, the hon. Lady somehow neglected to mention the £22.9 million-worth of towns funding that Bolton has recently received. I thought that she might kick off with…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for the Self-EmployedI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. Of course, we have put in place £407 billion-worth of support throughout the whole of the pandemic, which is an astonishing level of…09 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for the Self-EmployedThe Government have announced that the self-employment income support scheme will continue until September, with a fourth and a fifth grant. This provides certainty to business as…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport ConnectivityI do not recognise the figures the hon. Lady has used at all. The facts are that this Government published the “National Infrastructure Strategy” in November, which set out plans…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport ConnectivityIt is no secret that bus services are close to the Prime Minister’s heart. The Government have committed to improving bus services and since the start of the pandemic have…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport ConnectivityMy hon. Friend will be aware that the strategic outline business case for the Kent and East Sussex coastal connectivity scheme includes proposals to extend HS1 services from…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport ConnectivityI thank my hon. Friend for his question. He has been a vociferous supporter of this scheme and I can happily confirm that the Government remain committed to upgrading the A57 so…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport ConnectivityImproving transport connectivity across the UK is central to the Government’s levelling-up agenda, and local residents across the UK will benefit from upgrades to infrastructure…09 Mar 2021HANSARDTransport ConnectivityThe Treasury is committed to consulting on aviation tax reform. As part of that, we will consider the APD treatment of domestic flights. Unfortunately, the consultation has been…09 Mar 2021HANSARDRegional Equity of Infrastructure InvestmentI thank the hon. Member for his question. Of course, he will be aware that the benefits of HS2 are not, by any means, just restricted to the cities that are on its route; it is a…09 Mar 2021HANSARDRegional Equity of Infrastructure InvestmentOnce in every Parliament, the National Infrastructure Commission publishes a national infrastructure assessment. The first assessment was launched in July 2018, and the commission…09 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (Jonathan Reynolds) was absolutely right to highlight the second day of a Budget debate as a moment when we can discuss these bigger…04 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome TaxIt is testimony to the unifying quality of football as a game that we can have such a unanimity of view across the different nations of this country. I thank the hon. Member for…01 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome TaxI beg to move, That the draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 11 January, be approved. The draft regulations…01 Mar 2021HANSARDFinance Bill 2021The Finance Bill will be published on 11 March. Explanatory notes on the Bill will be available in the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office and placed in the Libraries of both…25 Feb 2021HANSARDDouble Taxation Convention: United Kingdom and SwedenA protocol to the Double Taxation Convention with Sweden was signed on 23 February. The protocol will give effect to certain OECD/G20 base erosion and profit-shifting…23 Feb 2021HANSARDCUSTOMS TARIFF (ESTABLISHMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020
TAXATION CROSS-BORDER TRADE (SPECIAL PROCEDURES SUPPLEMENTARY AND GENERAL PROVISION ETC.) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020
CUSTOMS TARIFF (ESTABLISHMENT AND SUSPENSION OF IMPORT DUTY) (EU EXIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021I thank the right hon. Member for Wolverhampton South East for his questions and for his highlighting of certain specific items on which he wants some discussion and feedback. The…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCUSTOMS TARIFF (ESTABLISHMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020
TAXATION CROSS-BORDER TRADE (SPECIAL PROCEDURES SUPPLEMENTARY AND GENERAL PROVISION ETC.) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020
CUSTOMS TARIFF (ESTABLISHMENT AND SUSPENSION OF IMPORT DUTY) (EU EXIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021I think it is worth saying that much of the legislation, as the right hon. Member will know, has taken the form of negative statutory instruments, via the negative procedure, and…22 Feb 2021HANSARDCUSTOMS TARIFF (ESTABLISHMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020
TAXATION CROSS-BORDER TRADE (SPECIAL PROCEDURES SUPPLEMENTARY AND GENERAL PROVISION ETC.) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2020
CUSTOMS TARIFF (ESTABLISHMENT AND SUSPENSION OF IMPORT DUTY) (EU EXIT) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 were laid before the House on 16 December as part of…22 Feb 2021