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HANSARDCovid-19: High Street BusinessesAs the House will be aware, in recognition of the extreme disruption caused by the pandemic, the Government have delivered one of the most generous and most comprehensive packages…15 Sept 2020HANSARDEat Out to Help Out SchemeI can tell my hon. Friend that 67 local businesses registered for the scheme and that it was used 53,000 times in Bridgend, which, while not like the heroic figures we have seen…15 Sept 2020HANSARDEat Out to Help Out SchemeI am delighted that my hon. Friend has highlighted the great work of the Usher Gallery and the Drill Hall. As he will be aware, the Government have announced a £1.57 billion…15 Sept 2020HANSARDEat Out to Help Out SchemeThere is a danger of a bidding contest between colleagues over the number of meals eaten under the eat out to help out scheme. I would dissuade them from that. In answer to my…15 Sept 2020HANSARDEat Out to Help Out SchemeI am delighted that the eat out to help out scheme has been so enthusiastically taken up in Beaconsfield, as it has been around the country, and I thank my hon. Friend for her…15 Sept 2020HANSARDEat Out to Help Out SchemeBy 31 August, over 84,000 UK businesses had registered for the eat out to help out scheme and more than 100 million meals had been claimed for. By getting people back into the…15 Sept 2020HANSARDExport Costs: Northern Ireland to Great BritainThe Government have been actively engaging with businesses, and fully committed to providing them with the information and support needed to prepare for the end of the transition…15 Sept 2020HANSARDExport Costs: Northern Ireland to Great BritainAs the right hon. Gentleman will know, these topics are currently very live matters of discussion between this country and the EU, and I am not going to comment on that. However,…15 Sept 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…03 Sept 2020HANSARDFinance Bill 2020-21: Draft Legislation and Tax DocumentsIn line with the tax policy making framework, the Government are publishing draft legislation to be included in the Finance Bill 20-21, to allow for technical consultation and…21 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance Bill: Legislation DayThe Government will introduce the Finance Bill following the next Budget. In line with the approach to tax policy making set out in the Government’s documents “Tax Policy Making:…13 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillI thank all hon. and right hon. Members for what has been a very interesting debate, across the Chamber. I also thank the Labour Members for their support on this measure, because…13 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillMy hon. Friend will be pleased to know that actually I remained as implacably calm as I always am. As a test of all colleagues who want to scrap taxes, I invite them to do exactly…13 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillIt was only you saying it.13 Jul 2020HANSARD Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillThis Bill increases the nil rate band of stamp duty land tax from £125,000 to £500,000 from 8 July 2020 and runs until 31 March 2021. If I may, I will speak to clauses 1 and 2,…13 Jul 2020HANSARD Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillI thank the hon. Members for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) and for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) for their comments. There may be some slight misapprehension from the hon. Gentleman—I did…13 Jul 2020HANSARD Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Mr Deputy Speaker, let me say how gracefully you migrated from being Chairman to Mr Deputy Speaker without any of us…13 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Antigen Tests: Tax and National InsuranceThe Government are introducing an income tax exemption and national insurance (NICs) disregard to ensure that coronavirus antigen testing provided to employees outside the…09 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman will be aware, an enormous amount of support is already in the system. I am delighted that shops and other organisations are opening up in his constituency;…07 Jul 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI entirely agree with the hon. Lady about the importance of credit unions. I am a member of Money Box Credit Union in Hereford and can vouch for their importance, especially for…07 Jul 2020