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HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I welcome the Economic Secretary to the Treasury back from her visit to China, which I am sure was slightly more…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)My concerns about the clauses in this group are very similar to my concerns about clause 229. Moving from “dishonest conduct” to “sanctionable conduct” lowers the threshold,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)I have few points to make about clause 122, which refers to a “person who sells…unstamped vaping products”. I would be grateful if the Minister could confirm whether that person…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)The EU, for its CBAM, has not set a specific number in that way; it has set a number of tonnes of product. I would be interested to hear from the Government what work has been…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)As we have heard, many of the promoters operate offshore. How will the Government take action against those offshore promoters? Could a UK-based promoter move offshore to continue…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)This group of clauses establishes new criminal prohibitions on promoting tax avoidance arrangements. Clause 161 creates personal criminal liability for company directors, limited…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)The tabling of amendment 50 is very good timing, as HMRC has revealed today its estimate that 1 million people missed the deadline, which was up to midnight on Saturday, to file…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair this afternoon, Mrs Harris. The Minister says that HMRC will not use its powers for minor breaches; but Opposition Members are…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)The £50,000 threshold imposed as part of schedule 16 is incredibly low. It catches small construction firms importing tonnes of cement or steel, materials that could be consumed…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)In the last 10 years, 80 million British residents have phoned HMRC never to have their call answered. In 2024-25, 33.47 million calls to HMRC calls were registered, and only 80%…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 47, in clause 74, page 91, line 20, leave out from “(1)” to the end of line 25 and insert- “may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am very glad that the Government have ditched the plan to converge the rates of landfill tax and to massively hike the charge for inert waste, adding tens of thousands of pounds…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I rise to speak to clause 55 and new clause 27, but I can tell the hon. Member for North West Norfolk that if he does press amendment 41, he will have the support of the Liberal…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 44, in clause 107, page 129, line 32, at end insert— “(10) Before giving a direction under sub-paragraph (1), the Secretary of State must lay before…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister give way?29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Amendments 44 and 45, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot and I, strengthen the democratic accountability in our trade remedies system. Trade remedies exist to…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is important to remember that one can support both free trade and protection against unfair dumping—they are not mutually exclusive—and I think the amendments strike a balance…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 99 introduces a very small increase in the rate of aggregates levy, but a small increase when dealing with massive numbers is still quite a large increase. High Speed 2,…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)We welcome the uprating of the expensive car supplement for EVs to the value of £50,000, supporting EVs and EV take-up. However, we are surprised that during the Committee’s first…29 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I will speak briefly to clause 78, and then I will ask the Minister some questions, specifically on the definition of “substantially and permanently adapted”, which is slightly…29 Jan 2026