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HANSARDLoan Charge: SupportAs my hon. Friend will be aware, a long and detailed review process has been conducted by Sir Amyas Morse. It is, of course, the individual’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy…01 Dec 2020HANSARDDisguised Remuneration Schemes: HMRC ContractorsI think the right hon. Gentleman is slightly unclear on this. HMRC takes careful steps to ensure that the people whom it deals with as agencies employ on a proper and appropriate…01 Dec 2020HANSARDAviation Sector: Financial SupportIt is great to see you in the Chair, Mr Speaker. I thank my right hon. Friend for his very constructive engagement with the Government on this important issue. The Government have…01 Dec 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Infrastructure SpendingMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. The unheard voices are as important as the voices in the room. Of course, as he knows, my door remains absolutely open for them at any…25 Nov 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund AdvanceHM Revenue and Customs will incur new expenditure in connection with the Government’s response to the covid-19 pandemic in 2020-21. Parliamentary approval for additional resources…25 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Infrastructure SpendingWhat a delight it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I congratulate you, if I may, on the extremely elegant and deft way in which you have managed the Back-Bench…25 Nov 2020HANSARDNorth of England: Infrastructure Spending—I have a bit of time left to spend talking about the specific comments that have been made, which have been extremely helpful and interesting. My hon. Friend the Member for…25 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Customs Safety, Security and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020Let me say how much I welcome the hon. Lady to the shadow Front Bench. If the fiendish complexity of the questions that she asked and the charm with which she asked them are any…23 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Customs Safety, Security and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Customs Safety, Security and Economic Operators Registration and Identification (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTax PolicyIn line with the tax policy-making framework, the Government consulted on a number of tax policies announced at spring Budget 2020. Today, the Government are publishing responses…12 Nov 2020HANSARDTreasuryAs the hon. Gentleman will know, the current state of affairs was agreed between the Scottish Government and the UK Government after exhaustive consultation and discussion by the…23 Oct 2020HANSARDTreasuryAs the hon. Gentleman will know, the current state of affairs was agreed between the Scottish Government and the UK Government after exhaustive consultation and discussion by the…23 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportWe have had a lively, passionate and—what should I say?—vigorous debate across the House. We have heard a wide range of arguments and a considerable amount of passion. It is…21 Oct 2020HANSARDAdditional Covid-19 Restrictions: Fair Economic SupportI would but I have been given so little time and have so much material to get through. I hope the hon. Gentleman does not mind if I press on. As the House will know, we have…21 Oct 2020HANSARDFiscal Support: Covid-19As the hon. Gentleman will know, the current state of affairs was agreed between the Scottish Government and the UK Government after exhaustive consultation and discussion by the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDSelf-employed People: Covid-19I admire the hon. Lady’s ingenuity in introducing a conversation about bounce back loans to a discussion about the self-employed scheme. The answer is that I do not have the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady very much for the concern that she describes. I understand the problem. As she will know, the situation with people on lower income levels who may also be on…20 Oct 2020HANSARDFiscal Support: Job Retention and IncomesI am delighted that my hon. Friend draws Bolton Wanderers into a discussion on the Floor of the House of Commons—it is a very fine club. He will know that we have committed almost…20 Oct 2020HANSARDVAT: Tourism and HospitalityAs my hon. Friend will know, it has already been extended and she will also be aware that we have put in place a scheme for people who have VAT debt, to allow a payment process…20 Oct 2020HANSARDVAT: Tourism and HospitalityThe temporary reduced rate for the tourism and hospitality sectors came into effect on 15 July 2020 and is helping to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000…20 Oct 2020