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HANSARDBusiness InvestmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to focus on skills, and that is exactly what the Chancellor did in the spending review, with an investment, over the Parliament, of £3.8…01 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness InvestmentThe hon. Member makes an important point. Financial services are very important to the UK. We are ready to make a deal and we look forward to hearing from the EU.01 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness InvestmentIf the hon. Member wants to give me the details of her constituent’s case, I would be very happy to look into it.01 Feb 2022HANSARDGlasgow Climate Pact: Fossil Fuel TaxationI am pleased to have an opportunity to underline the Government’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions through taxation and the UK’s success in limiting global emissions at…01 Feb 2022HANSARDGlasgow Climate Pact: Fossil Fuel TaxationThe hon. Member will know that the oil and gas sector does pay significant taxes. Indeed, it pays additional taxes, and to date it has paid more than £375 billion in production…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCouncil Tax: Second HomesI am aware that the hon. Gentleman raised a similar question with the Chancellor when the Chancellor was a Local Government junior Minister. The hon. Gentleman will know that we…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCouncil Tax: Second HomesI am happy to meet the hon. Member to discuss the points he raises. We have taken a number of steps to ensure that people pay the full rate of council tax on second homes—96% of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will know that the oil and gas industry pays a significant amount in taxation—I mentioned the figure earlier. In terms of helping people who are struggling with…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will know that we have already made a significant input to support those in the hospitality and tourism industries. He will know that we extended the 5% reduced…01 Feb 2022HANSARDBusiness InvestmentThe Chancellor has brought forward a number of measures to encourage business investment, and I shall mention just two. Under the super deduction, from April 2021 until the end of…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTreasuryLegal interpretation tax losses arise when businesses take a different view from HMRC of how the law should be applied, resulting in a different tax outcome. This issue has proven…25 Jan 2022HANSARDTreasuryLegal interpretation tax losses arise when businesses take a different view from HMRC of how the law should be applied, resulting in a different tax outcome. This issue has proven…25 Jan 2022HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) (No.2) Order 2021I thank the hon. Gentleman for saying that the Opposition will not oppose this sensible measure, which will support and protect businesses. As he rightly said, there was no need…25 Jan 2022HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) (No.2) Order 2021As the hon. Gentleman will know, we keep all our taxes under review. The SI will be reviewed in due course, and I would be happy to update him when any such reviews are…25 Jan 2022HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) (No.2) Order 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021. It is a pleasure to serve…25 Jan 2022HANSARDVAT: Penalty ReformIn the Finance Act 2021, the Government legislated to reform penalties for late submission and late payment of tax, initially from 1 April 2022, and to align interest charges for…13 Jan 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)If you wish me to thank everybody before the new clauses are considered, Sir Christopher, I am very happy to do so.11 Jan 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)I understand why the hon. Member has made that suggestion, but the OTS is independent and can look at what it wishes to look at. That might not necessarily be what the Government…11 Jan 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)This might be the shortest speech in this sitting. Clauses 101 and 102 simply set out the Bill’s legal interpretation and short title in the usual manner for such legislation. I…11 Jan 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)I would like to address the points made by the hon. Member for Glasgow Central about the process, which she made earlier in the Committee’s proceedings too. There is a clear…11 Jan 2022