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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)That is a valuable point. I know in my constituency that small organisations got a variety of grants from the Arts Council and were able to access those reliefs, but I will…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)The hon. Member for Ealing North asked about world heritage sites. The answer to his question is that a world heritage site would be considered to be a site of cultural…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)I will briefly respond to the points made by the hon. Member for Ealing North. There are four short points: first, I hope the hon. Member has taken some reassurance from the fact…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Clause 16 makes changes to the film tax relief to give added flexibility to film producers who might decide to change their distribution method. The Government are ensuring that…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Clauses 17 to 22 make a series of changes to the creative industry tax reliefs, in order to support the cultural sector as it recovers from the effects of the pandemic. These…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Ealing North for indicating that he will not oppose this aspect of the Bill. As he has said, the regime is very popular. I am very happy to…14 Dec 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)Clause 15 makes targeted changes to the tax rules for real estate investment trusts. These changes alleviate certain constraints and administrative burdens to enhance the…14 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021I am happy to answer that point and those made by my right hon. Friend at the same time. We need to bring in the checks, as well as the staged controls, which we committed to in…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021As the hon. Gentleman knows, one of the arguments put forward at the time of the referendum was about the opportunity to trade not only with the EU, but outside the EU. He will…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021I beg to move, That the Cttee has considered the draft Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021. It is a pleasure to serve under your…08 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2021Let me respond briefly. The hon. Member for Ealing North spent some time talking about security. He will note that these requirements were not in place before, so this waiver…08 Dec 2021HANSARDUK Ports: Prevention of Disruption over Christmas PeriodI do not believe it is, Mr Speaker.07 Dec 2021HANSARDUK Ports: Prevention of Disruption over Christmas PeriodThe Government’s priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border. To ensure that, we have set up a new Cabinet Committee on logistics to deal with supply chain…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for mentioning that. We have business rates relief of almost £1.7 billion next year for retail, hospitality and leisure, which is part…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will know that an independent review has already been carried out by Lord Morse, and the Government accepted all but one of its recommendations. HMRC does have a…07 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.07 Dec 2021HANSARDHigh-skilled Jobs: Young PeopleI do of course join my hon. Friend in congratulating those apprentices. The Government are continuing to invest in high-quality technical education and to reform the skills system…07 Dec 2021HANSARDHigh-skilled Jobs: Young PeopleThrough our plan for jobs, more than 100,000 young people have started kickstart jobs, including more than 9,300 in the west midlands, but that is not all that we have done. The…07 Dec 2021HANSARDUK Ports: Prevention of Disruption over Christmas PeriodMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. The Government and HMRC have taken significant action to ensure that hauliers and carriers are ready. HMRC has weekly meetings with…07 Dec 2021HANSARDUK Ports: Prevention of Disruption over Christmas PeriodThe hon. Member will know that it is important to have committees to work across Government, because the supply chain issues affect all Departments. He will know of some of the…07 Dec 2021