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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend says, and I thank him for it, the temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced to support the cash flow and the viability of over 150,000 businesses and to…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeI am not sure whether the sound system was working but, as the hon. Lady will know from my previous remarks, the issue is subject to legal challenge so I cannot discuss it. I will…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support Scheme.The self-employment income support scheme was designed to target support at those who most need it while protecting the taxpayer against error, fraud and abuse. The Government…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support Scheme.The message would be that the Treasury is doing everything it can to protect jobs, families and livelihoods in the face of the worst pandemic crisis that we have experienced in…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support Scheme.As I have said, the Government are doing everything they can and have been working round the clock for a year to address the full needs of the country across all the different…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support Scheme.I think that it is well understood that the Chancellor will be setting out further plans in the March Budget. It is normal for this time of year for different decisions to be…26 Jan 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend for his question, which tempts me into indiscretion. He may be aware of this, but HMRC publishes annual estimates to illustrate the impact of changes…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeIf I may just say, the hon. Gentleman is wrong. We are not talking about a claim that is not validated by third parties; it is understood internationally that the scheme is one of…26 Jan 2021HANSARDSelf-employment Income Support SchemeThe self-employment income support scheme is one of the most generous in the world and has received claims from almost 2.7 million people so far, totalling more than £18.5…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Limited Company DirectorsI congratulate the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) on securing this debate, on his contribution, and on his tenacity and commitment in persisting with a debate on Burns…25 Jan 2021HANSARDCustoms Miscellaneous Non-Fiscal Provisions and Amendments etc. (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Customs Miscellaneous Non-Fiscal Provisions and Amendments etc. (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 1624). What an…21 Jan 2021HANSARDCustoms Miscellaneous Non-Fiscal Provisions and Amendments etc. (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I thank the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South for her comments and also for her party’s support for this important legislation. She asked a question about the Joint…21 Jan 2021HANSARDSecond-hand Margin Scheme in Northern Ireland: Motor Vehicles Sourced from Great BritainMy noble Friend the Minister of State (Lord Agnew of Oulton) has today made the following written ministerial statement. Under the Northern Ireland protocol (“the protocol”), EU…14 Jan 2021HANSARDDraft Tax Credits Reviews and Appeals (Amendment) Order 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Tax Credits Review and Appeals (Amendment) Order 2020. The order was laid before the House on 15 October. The Government…11 Jan 2021HANSARDDraft Tax Credits Reviews and Appeals (Amendment) Order 2020I thank the hon. Lady for her questions. She is right to focus on the point about minor errors; they do occur in drafting legislation. One of the tasks of a Minister in my…11 Jan 2021HANSARDFollower Notices and PenaltiesThe Government introduced the follower notice regime in Finance Act 2014, following a consultation titled “Raising the Stakes on Tax Avoidance”. The Government consider that the…16 Dec 2020HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Re-rating 2021-22In line with the approach set out in the spending review document on 25 November (CP 330), the Government will use the September consumer prices index (CPI) figure (0.5%) as the…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?15 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillWill the hon. Lady tell us how much extra cost filling a Spitfire with fuel will incur under this extra avgas taxation?15 Dec 2020HANSARD Taxation (Post-transition Period) BillI think we can all have a patriotism that is rich and bold enough to incur an extra £10 on a 450-litre tank of avgas.15 Dec 2020