Contributions
538 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)I thank the Minister for his explanations so far. I want to get clarification on a few points. As I mentioned, clause 46 and schedule 6 have been drafted to allow the…16 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)The group of clauses sets out circumstances in which producers will be exempt from alcohol duty. Clause 72 sets out that alcoholic products, except for spirits, produced by an…16 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)I appreciate that a lot of these clauses are administrative. In that case, is the Minister able to tell me whether there has been any work done on unauthorised exemptions? Has…16 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)We come to chapter 5 of the Bill and a group of clauses concerning regulated activities and approvals. Clauses 82 and 83 would require any person producing alcohol products to be…16 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)We now come to chapter 6 of the Bill, which concerns denatured alcohol. Clause 90 states that the definition of “denatured alcohol” will be provided by the HMRC commissioners.…16 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)We now come to chapter 7 of the Bill, which concerns the wholesaling of controlled alcoholic products. Clause 98 provides several definitions relevant to the chapter, and clause…16 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)With this group of clauses, we turn to chapters 8, 9 and 10 of the Bill concerning supplementary items, repeals, further amendments, transitional provisions and final provisions.…16 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Second sitting)Clause 111 provides that producers of alcoholic products can offset amounts of alcohol duty that are owed to them against other amounts of alcohol duty that they have been…16 May 2023HANSARD Cost of Living IncreasesAfter 13 years of Conservative Government, do the people of Britain feel better off? As my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) put it, the answer is a…25 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillAs I mentioned, we have consistently raised concerns about the Government’s U-turns on the issue. We have scrutinised them and put forward recommendations, which the hon. Member…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWe, too, are concerned about that, and I have met various stakeholders in the sector who have highlighted their concerns. I hope that the Minister will take the issue on board in…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to speak for the Opposition on the clauses relating to the electricity generator levy, a policy that was first announced in the autumn statement of 2022. Clause…19 Apr 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI rise to speak, on behalf of the Opposition, to the clauses that are related to the tax treatment of devolved social security benefits and the new alcohol duty regime. I will…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsWe are in the middle of a housing crisis, with mortgages soaring, rents rising and house building set to reach a new low. Just last week, in an interview with ConservativeHome,…19 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 April.19 Apr 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillLet me begin by paying tribute to Betty Boothroyd, who was a great female trailblazer. We should do all that we can to remember her as an inspiration to all of us in this place. I…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI was recently contacted by a constituent who had been contacted by their housing provider and told that their energy bills were going up by 800%, a figure that I was most shocked…23 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroAs my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth South (Stephen Morgan) just said, the Institute of Directors has warned that “the UK will find itself left behind in the accelerating…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituency has been rocked by the deaths last Thursday of Nadja de Jager and her two young sons, Alex and Max, aged 7 and 9, and my thoughts are with the family and friends…16 Mar 2023HANSARDCar Parking: Care WorkersI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate; it is important that we discuss this issue. I thought it would be helpful to give the example of a constituent of mine who has…16 Mar 2023