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HANSARDCovid-19: Public Health England ReviewI refer again to the ministerial statement that was laid yesterday, which covers this. The Government did not delay publishing any report, and the recommendations that were…17 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right and touches on why the Government have set up the commission: to understand why disparities exist, what works and what does not, and to present…17 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsPay gaps are caused by a range of factors. The hon. Lady is right that we ran a consultation on this issue in late 2018; I will write to her to provide her with an update.17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: BAME Key WorkersMany stakeholder recommendations are already in progress, as my hon. Friend states, and as part of existing Government work, we are collecting better data on ethnicity—that was…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Health England ReviewWe are taking the findings of PHE’s report, “COVID-19: review of disparities in risks and outcomes”, which was published on 2 June, very seriously. The next steps are to fill the…17 Jun 2020HANSARDBlack Lives Matter MovementI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. The issue of no recourse to public funds has been raised multiple times, and the Government are doing many things to tackle situations…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Health England ReviewI believe the hon. Lady is conflating two different reports. There was no delay in publishing the first report, which did not have recommendations. The second report was published…17 Jun 2020HANSARDBlack Lives Matter MovementYes, I think that that is something that I can definitely agree to.17 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)The Government are monitoring the emerging evidence from the introduction of minimum unit pricing in Scotland and, recently, Wales, and we have addressed public health concerns in…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)The clause increases both the standard and lower rates of landfill tax in line with inflation from 1 April 2020, as announced at Budget 2018. Landfill tax has been immensely…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)I cannot give the hon. Member an answer to that, but I will definitely write to him. I think officials will be able to brief him on the green gas levy. I cannot talk about it in…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)I missed the hon. Member’s last question, but I can write to him on this issue, if he is happy with that. I go back to the question whether we are doing enough to achieve net…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 80 increases the duty charge on all tobacco products by RPI inflation plus 2% in line with the tobacco duty escalator. In addition, the duty on hand-rolling tobacco will…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)Amendment 12 would extend the exemption so that it applied to people carrying human breast milk. I do not think that any of us would disagree with that, but clause 85 already…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Seventh sitting)Clause 84 reduces vehicle excise duty liability for new motorhomes to support British motorhome manufacturers and UK holidaymakers. From 12 March 2020, most new motorhomes pay a…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)The clause provides the power to auction carbon emissions allowances, to establish a UK emissions trading system, which could be linked to the EU’s or operate independently.…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)We published a consultation response on 1 June, and the carbon emissions tax consultation is due to be published shortly. I will say to the hon. Gentleman, “Watch this space.” In…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)Clauses 89 and 90 ensure that the climate change levy main and reduced rates are updated for the years 2020-21 and 2021-22 to reflect the rates announced at Budget 2018. The…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)The answer is to look at what the duty is designed to do. It is a change to gambling taxation; it is not related to the regulation of gambling activity, which, as we know, is the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDFinance Bill (Eighth sitting)Clause 88 increases the thresholds for the gross gaming yield bands for gaming duty in line with inflation. This is a very small change, which is assumed by public finances.…16 Jun 2020