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HANSARDSteel Industry and Green Manufacturing JobsIt would not be appropriate for me to comment on the details of individual companies, due to commercial sensitivities. We are monitoring developments around Liberty and continue…27 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am not sure exactly what reduction in air passenger duty the hon. Lady is referring to. We are increasing air passenger duty in this year’s Finance Bill.27 Apr 2021HANSARDGovernment EqualitiesThe actual figure is not 25% of black women, but 0.34%. It is a very confusing statistic because we often represent the numbers in terms of numbers per 800,000. [Official Report,…27 Apr 2021HANSARDGovernment EqualitiesThe actual figure is not 25% of black women, but 0.34%. It is a very confusing statistic because we often represent the numbers in terms of numbers per 100,000.27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)I believe that a significant amount of it is due to the landfill tax. We have been looking at the rate in comparison year on year, and our analysis shows that the landfill tax is…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Lady for her questions. What I would say about the Office for Health Protection is that it is being set up to improve the work that Public Health England was…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)Clauses 100 to 102 make changes to vehicle excise duty and the heavy goods vehicle road user levy. Clauses 100 and 101 relate specifically to vehicle excise duty, which is paid on…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 104 increases the thresholds for the gross gaming yield bands for gaming duty in line with inflation. Gaming duty is a banded tax paid by casinos in the UK, with marginal…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)The clause makes changes to ensure that the long-haul rates of air passenger duty for the tax year 2022-23 increase in line with the retail price index. The change will ensure…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)The clause seeks to set APD rates for April 2022, so it will not take immediate effect. It will increase long-haul air passenger duty rates only in nominal terms, while short-haul…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)On the hon. Lady’s second question, that is a matter for DCMS. On her first question, I referred to that in relation to the tax rate. That is something that we in the Treasury…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)It is worth reminding hon. Members that this measure is a change to gambling taxation and is not related to the regulation of gambling activity, which is a matter for DCMS—I am…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)rose—27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)The Government are doing a lot to support the haulage sector. We have provided unprecedented support for businesses and individuals throughout the national restrictions, including…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)I will take hon. Members’ questions in turn, starting with the question on private pleasure craft in Northern Ireland. From later this year, private pleasure-craft users in…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Third sitting)Clause 99 consolidates changes announced and implemented in November 2020 concerning tobacco duty rates. The increases made then ensured that the duty charged on all tobacco…27 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Steel: Government Infrastructure ProjectsI thank the hon. Lady for her question. I mentioned in my answer to the hon. Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) the steps that we are taking to decarbonise the UK steel…27 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No.2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 127 makes changes to customs and excise review and appeals legislation, to safeguard the right to appeal. To do this, HMRC will be given the power to temporarily approve a…27 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Steel: Government Infrastructure ProjectsI reassure the hon. Gentleman that that is something that we are doing. As I mentioned in my earlier answer, we have already spent £500 million across the sector specifically to…27 Apr 2021HANSARDBeer DutyThe Treasury is considering the merits of differentiating products based on their place of retail as part of its alcohol duty review. We are currently analysing responses provided…27 Apr 2021