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HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)One more clause unto the breach, dear friends; or close the wall up with our English dead, and possibly our Scottish dead as well—our British dead. We will rephrase the bard.…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions. We fully appreciate the degree of concern that has been shown by the industry. As he will be aware, we are under an obligation to…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)It is lovely to see you in the Chair, Ms McDonagh. I apologise to hon. Members who have had the pain of seeing me do the urgent question in between our two Public Bill Committee…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)I certainly do not know the number of companies operating under the previous rules, but I would be happy to drop the hon. Lady a letter with any number that HMRC may have that can…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to hon. Members for their comments. The hon. Member for Glasgow Central regards it as an irony that the Government are bringing forward this rule. I would not…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 78 simplifies the rules for accounting for VAT on goods moving from the UK to member states of the EU or vice versa in advance of goods being “called off”, as it is known,…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)The hon. Lady raises a very specific circumstance. It would be appropriate for me to write to her about the specifics of the decision about percentages, rather than try to go…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for the questions she raises. Let me take them in order. On whether these measures will affect most small businesses or organisations, as the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)In the spirit of proper scrutiny of legislation, we should chew carefully on clauses 75 and 76. They are quite technical clauses, which address the use of contrived arrangements…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her comments. She spoke very well about the Kindertransport scheme. As the Committee knows, the Government stand by our position on child refugees, and…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 77 prevents a double stamp duty charge from arising on some company reorganisations, and follows on from clauses 75 and 76. During the consultation on extending the market…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)This is a small measure, but a very important one. The clause exempts compensation payments received under the Kindertransport fund from an inheritance tax liability. In late…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesTech hubs in Sevenoaks are my regular reflection; I thank my hon. Friend very much for her question. Of course, she is absolutely right. As we think about a more sustainable,…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Let me reflect upon it.16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesOf course we want to ensure that there is a phased return to normality. That is what the delay and the extension of the two schemes is designed to do, so we do recognise that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank hon. Members for their comments, and pay tribute to my colleague the Exchequer Secretary for rattling through the clauses we debated earlier with such effectiveness. The…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank both hon. Members for their comments. I draw from them strong support for the clause, although it was caveated in the way they described. Let me address the issues that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her questions and for her support on this technical but important measure. The hon. Lady asks about unanticipated negative effects. I am happy…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesNothing could silence the hon. Gentleman’s voice; I am glad to have been able to hear his question. I would be very happy to talk to him. I suspect that there are several hundred…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesNo, the rules are as laid out in the guidance on gov.uk. They have a start date at the end of the month and we are in the final three-week coronavirus job retention scheme period,…16 Jun 2020