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HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillWe have Third Reading as well, so let us enjoy ourselves. Just because the Government keep repeating the narrative does not make it true. I am sure they will continue to do so,…04 Sept 2024HANSARDOccupational Pensions: Tax ReliefI congratulate the Chancellor and the entire Treasury team on their appointments. We have always had civil, albeit occasionally robust, interactions, and I am sure that will…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Finance (No.2) BillI beg to move, That the Bill now be read the Third time. May I take the opportunity to thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the other Madam Deputy Speaker for your…23 May 2024HANSARD Finance (No.2) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his gracious and pertinent intervention, as ever. I thank him and all those who have campaigned for this change, because we know it will make a…23 May 2024HANSARD Finance (No.2) BillI thank those who contributed to the debate, and, of course, those who have contributed to debates on the Bill throughout its progress. I turn first to comments made by the hon.…23 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham, and I thank all hon. Members for their participation in today’s debate. I also thank those who have submitted…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI thank my opposite numbers for their comments. I respectfully disagree with several of their points, and I will remind my opposite number, the hon. Member for Ealing North—as I…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillClauses 6 to 11 are related to the property tax measures in the Bill. I hope that Members will forgive me, but this is a slightly longer speech, as I will talk through each…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIf I may respond briefly, I will answer the perfectly reasonable questions raised by the hon. Member for Ealing North in relation to several points in multiple areas. Regarding…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillClauses 14 and 15 make changes to better support the UK independent film industry. That is in recognition of the sector’s cultural importance and its role in growing and…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI thank the Opposition for their support. I think there is agreement across the House on the vital role of the world-leading UK creative industries, and, in particular, our…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWe are powering through this— I have on my notes “tea break” by now, but it is not going to happen. That is no bad thing, and I appreciate the comments and input from hon.…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI do not have much more to add, other than to point out the strength of our creative industries in all four nations of the United Kingdom, which I am glad has been recognised…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillClause 22 makes changes to ensure that individuals cannot use a company as a device to bypass anti-avoidance legislation, known as the transfer of assets abroad provisions. Those…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI thank the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn for her comments. We very much appreciate the input that we have received from stakeholders and interested parties, including the…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillClause 23 makes some minor, technical changes to VAT legislation relating to the DIY house builders’ scheme and VAT credit in the penalty reform regime, and allows for reform of…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Member for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey has been charming until this point, and now he goes back to this. I know him very well; I am sure he does not mean…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillYet again, I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s trying to clarify, but I am a member of the Government and therefore I am afraid that I do take offence, direct or indirect. But that…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI acknowledge the efforts made by the Scottish Government to support various sectors, but as I say, on that particular item, the hon. Gentleman will know as well as I do that it…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillClause 24 makes further provision for collective money purchase arrangements. CMP arrangements are a new type of pension that have the benefit of pooling individuals’ pension pots…21 May 2024