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HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillDoes the hon. Gentleman realise that 90% of the people who benefit from the change will be buying their main home, not a second home? Does he think it is a good idea to cut stamp…13 Jul 2020HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) BillThe Minister is absolutely right, and I will come to that. The Conservative Government have improved the system of stamp duty significantly. It used to be a ridiculous slab tax…13 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillI declare an interest as somebody who has benefited from entrepreneurs’ relief in the past. Is the Minister considering extending the reduction in entrepreneurs’ relief, which I…02 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillWill the Minister give way?02 Jul 2020HANSARDFinance BillI am keen to talk briefly about the future fund, which is dealt with in new clause 22. The new clause covers those who have benefited from tax relief under the enterprise…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI am surprised that my right hon. Friend says that this is not a method to try to bring companies that are avoiding tax to the tax table. The previous Chancellor, Philip Hammond,…01 Jul 2020HANSARDHong Kong National Security LegislationAs the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat), said earlier, a recent poll by the China Research Group…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillThe hon. Lady has said that the Government are being timid. Does she accept that it is not timid to introduce a digital services tax in the teeth of opposition from our largest…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend is raising some important points about the level playing field. Does he accept that, although introducing the digital services tax is the right thing to do, it does…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI agree with many of the points the hon. Member makes, and certainly about making sure that we have a fair and level playing field for small businesses. I am certainly a supporter…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates), who made some very important points. She made the critical point that the…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend makes a very good point. We have some very good people here in our tax authorities and in our ministerial team. The difficulty is, of course, that those companies…01 Jul 2020HANSARD Finance BillI absolutely agree. Any businessperson starts off on the premise that they have responsibilities not just to their shareholders, but to their customers and other stakeholders. Due…01 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI speak as co-chair of the all-party group on fair business banking and support the suspension of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 with regard to bounce back loans due to…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillIt is a pleasure to speak after my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs (Andrew Griffith), and an even greater pleasure to speak after my hon. Friends the Members…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI speak as a business person as well as a Member of Parliament. In my view, the Chancellor made the job retention scheme very generous allowing it to continue for a lot longer…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning Billindicated dissent.29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillWhat the right hon. Gentleman says about the sector-based nature of the grants scheme highlights the problem in his argument. All MPs in this place, I am sure, have been contacted…29 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentI do not think any self-respecting Member of this House should twist an argument like that. It did not save the developer £40 million. That money would have been taken directly…24 Jun 2020HANSARDWestferry Printworks DevelopmentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 Jun 2020