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HANSARDNorthern PowerhouseI spot the Leader of the House on the Treasury Bench, but I do not know whether he wants his old job back. The Exchequer Secretary talks a good talk on fiscal steps to support the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDThe Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019The premise of my argument is quite simply that we are in this position because the Government failed to do proper negotiations and discussions. That is the whole of it. The…24 Jun 2019HANSARDThe Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. I think this is the new Financial Secretary’s first outing, certainly in Committee, so I welcome him to the role. However,…24 Jun 2019HANSARDThe Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019You are about the only one in the room who does, Mr Robertson. I am pleased about that and thankful for it. Paragraph 37 sums matters up: “However, the documents in the file…24 Jun 2019HANSARDTobacco Products (Description of Products) (Amendment) Order 2019The Opposition will not oppose the order, but I have to reaffirm some of the points we made during the passage of the Finance Bill. This is, quite simply, the Government extending…17 Jun 2019HANSARDTobacco Products (Description of Products) (Amendment) Order 2019Snuff is not a heated product—not, I suspect until it gets up your nose, but that is by the bye. I do not want any response, formally or informally, from the Minister on that.17 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillAlthough he is not here, may I welcome the new Financial Secretary to the Treasury to his post, and congratulate his predecessor, the new Leader of the House, on his elevation to…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillWe will push new clause 5, but I beg to ask leave to withdraw new clause 1. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 5 Effects of termination awards provisions “(1) The Treasury…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillThe hon. Gentleman can point that out to me as much as he wants. I admitted, or acknowledged—call it what you will—that even if it is not a stealth tax, it is a Tory Government…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. The Government would have us believe that there is an amount of money that people can raise or earn before the testimonial tax—that is…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillI beg your pardon. So it is a tax avoidance measure, apparently, without any evidence, as far as we can gather, that there is any substantive tax avoidance going on with regard to…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillJust a moment. Even if I accept— [Interruption.] I am happy to give way. Even if I accept, which I do not, that it is not a stealth tax, it is, none the less, about a Tory…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillThat is another stealth tax—the television licence. The fundamental point is important. It goes to the heart of this debate. This is a rise in taxes. We are not quite sure how it…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillThat is a very good point, because that is exactly what the Government do time after time. When they introduce these notions and concepts, they always try to put up a bit of a…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillMy hon. Friend makes a valid point. Assessments of the impact of austerity have found that 86% of the burden has fallen on women. The figures indicate that women are the most…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillI indicated at the time that we would reserve our judgment and see whether the Government came up with sensible proposals. The fact of the matter is that, regrettably, they have…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillI am very pleased that a Conservative Member of Parliament admits that he is putting taxes up. He has admitted that the Government are openly putting up taxes. Okay, even if I…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI thank the hon. Member for Dover (Charlie Elphicke) for securing this debate, and for his comments about his constituents, who he described as real people with real lives and…06 Jun 2019HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI completely understand where the Minister is coming from, but it would be helpful if, at some point—not today; I accept that—he could set out the catalogue of metrics that will…06 Jun 2019