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HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesI thank my hon. Friend for bringing to the House’s attention and mine the delights of Ynys Môn. As a Herefordian, I am as acutely aware of the importance of tourism to many of our…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesI thank my hon. Friend for his question. Let me reflect upon it.16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)Clauses 51 to 55 come under the broad heading of a duty to submit returns in relation to the digital services tax. Having established that a group has DST revenues above the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)Let me start with the interesting remarks made by my hon. Friend the Member for Aberconwy. I think he is absolutely right to notice and bring to public attention the question of…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)This group of clauses is again of a rather technical character and deals with some of the more detailed technical requirements of the new tax. Clause 56 sets out the definitions…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)No, I am entirely content with the summary that has been given by the hon. Lady. Question put and agreed to. Clause 56 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 57 to…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)These clauses, which are again of a thoroughly technical nature, provide more details on some of the aspects we have been discussing already in relation to the digital services…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)These clauses and schedules, again technical in nature, are also essential to the effective working of the digital services tax. Clause 64 sets out anti-avoidance provisions for…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising those questions. The first question she raised was about extra capacity. I think we touched on this already, but it is worth just saying…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)I very much appreciate the hon. Lady’s comments. I will speak to the amendment and to clause 70, as well as to the SNP’s new clause 11. Clause 70 requires the Government to review…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)A review in the formal sense is a substantial undertaking. It is something that is done periodically to assess the viability or effectiveness of taxes. Given the amount of…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)It is not often that I am invited to engage in philosophical speculation on the nature of time. Temporary, as far as I am aware, does not have a definition in law. We are framing…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)I am more than happy to bide my time, Ms McDonagh.11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution to the debate on this clause and for the points he has made. It is worth pointing out a couple of things. First, I have talked a…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Sixth sitting)There are two points here. One is the question of what the right level is. As we have discussed, this tax is designed to raise what by any other standard would be a pretty…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Fifth sitting)Thank you, Mr Rosindell. I am grateful to all members of the Committee for joining us this morning; I am also grateful it is not too hot outside. It is a rare moment in Parliament…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Fifth sitting)All I can say to my colleagues on the Government Benches who have made their speeches is, “soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east”— and my hon. Friends the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Fifth sitting)I appreciate that, of course. I am grateful to the hon. Lady for welcoming the principles behind this, as she is right to do. For the same reasons I described to my hon. Friends,…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank the hon. Lady very much for her question. As I said, the estimate by the independent OBR is of £2 billion over a five-year period. Our estimate is certainly £2 billion…11 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Fifth sitting)That is, of course, a proper question to ask, but we have taken the view that this is a tax that we would like to take off the books in due course, when there is an OECD…11 Jun 2020