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HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) for raising this issue today. It is a topic that I…01 May 2024HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationI thank my hon. Friend for that point, which she has raised with me previously. I should put on the record that many hon. Members in the Chamber have raised concerns about the…01 May 2024HANSARDTax Administration and Maintenance: Spring 2024At spring Budget, the Government cut taxes for working people and announced a range of reforms to support the ambition for a tax system that is simple, fair, and supports growth.…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Last month, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out a Budget to deliver on the priorities of the Prime…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments. We have had a discussion about the loan charge previously. I do not believe an amendment would be in order on this Bill, but I say…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his positive welcome of today’s news about inflation. He is right that it is welcome but we always need to keep an eye on it. I join him in thanking…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI appreciate my hon. Friend’s inquisitiveness, but this is the point of the consultation. We will be having a consultation and I am sure that his views and opinions and those of…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI certainly have the humility to accept and recognise that. Taxes are higher out of the obvious and widely accepted necessity of paying for massive amounts of intervention because…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe right hon. Gentleman will be aware that, back in 2010, the tax-free allowance was, I think, £6,475. Actions taken by this Government since then have increased the tax-free…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his question, but he has jumped ahead to a later part of my speech. I will get on to that point in a moment, because the movement to a household budget…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI very rarely intervene from the Dispatch Box, but I cannot help myself this time. The hon. Gentleman and I have had multiple conversations about this. He cannot differentiate…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI think I know where my hon. Friend is heading. Of course I cannot comment on individual tax situations. His point, though, is an important one: everybody should always pay the…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI could not disagree more with the hon. Member’s premise. If anybody has shown support for the sector, this Government have. We have shown huge support for the sector, in an…17 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (2024 UEFA Champions League Final) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (2024 UEFA Champions League Final) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to…16 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (2024 UEFA Champions League Final) Regulations 2024I join the hon. Gentleman in wishing the best of luck to England’s teams. He made an important point about the significant achievement of hosting the Euros again in 2028, which…16 Apr 2024HANSARD HMRC Self-Assessment HelplineI thank my hon. Friend and the Select Committee for their work in this area. I know that HMRC customer service has been an area of focus for her and others for some time, and we…20 Mar 2024HANSARD HMRC Self-Assessment HelplineAs I say, I have ongoing engagement with HMRC. It is operationally independent, but I do have some oversight, and ministerial guidance is appropriate. I appreciate all the…20 Mar 2024HANSARD HMRC Self-Assessment HelplineIt is important that HMRC commands respect—to a broad degree, it does—across the House and among our constituents, because that is how we can ensure that we comply with tax…20 Mar 2024HANSARD HMRC Self-Assessment HelplineYes, I am sorry to hear about those circumstances for the hon. Lady’s constituent. As I said, I have to be careful given the need to keep at arm’s length in individual cases, but…20 Mar 2024