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HANSARDLoan ChargeVery briefly, and for the last time.18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeI will take a couple more interventions, but I fear that colleagues will ask about the very things I am about to come to, so I may then resist further interventions.18 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI thank my hon. Friend for his comments. Again, I cannot make any promises today, but I understand the important point he is making about the nil rate. Changes have been made over…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxIf the hon. Member will give me a moment to proceed, I will allow him to come in later, because I have other points to make in response to some of his comments. Inheritance tax is…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxAs I said, estates valued at over £1 million paid 81% of all inheritance tax. I am aware of the time, and I need to leave a minute or two at the end for the wind-up, but I want to…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxThe hon. Member will be aware from his own party and the Opposition that there is a wide range of views within parties on policy. I am not going to speculate on tax policy. We…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxMy hon. Friend makes an important point. We saw that in the recent autumn statement with the national insurance cuts. Our instinct and wish as Conservatives is to lower taxes,…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxThe hon. Member needs to recognise that tax needs to be taken in the round. There is a variety of taxations—on income, wealth and other areas. Taxation is a broad topic, and…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Robert. I join others in congratulating the hon. Member for Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) on securing this debate. I also welcome…17 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)Clause 15 makes changes in relation to the occupational pensions of Members of Parliament, Members of the Welsh Senedd and Members of the Legislative Assembly in Northern Ireland.…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments. Indeed, I believe most of those affected here in Parliament were elected prior to 2015. There has been consultation with the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)The hon. Member is being rather selective. Swathes of the public sector will benefit: headteachers, police chiefs, clinicians, senior armed forces personnel, air traffic…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)Clause 16 and schedule 10 make changes to improve the experience of many small businesses when completing income tax returns by extending the eligibility for the cash basis, which…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his comments. We should be very clear that the Government are not forcing businesses to use cash accounts. A business can still choose the method of…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)I thank hon. Members for their comments. As I say, the measures are separate from the broader debate on IR35, which we have all heard about as constituency MPs. The legislation is…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)Clause 18 makes changes to ensure that the statutory reference under which the Scottish Government’s carer’s allowance supplement payments are made is corrected in income tax…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)I should probably explain to anybody wondering about the musical chairs that we have two Ministers here, because the clauses are split across ministerial responsibilities. I…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)We will have that debate another day.16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)I thank the hon. Lady again for her contribution and support. There are many relatively small and highly technical changes that we are making through the Bill, and this is one of…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)I thank Opposition Members for their comments. There is very clear alignment on this point. Clause 12 means that postmasters affected by the Horizon IT scandal receive the…16 Jan 2024