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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe best forum for furthering the hon. Gentleman’s point would be Home Office questions on Monday.06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, and I am not quite as shy as him about revealing to the House where we first met: I was very proud to meet the hon. Gentleman I think…06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI respect the question, but I do not think it is for me to comment one way or the other on the decisions made by the Leader of the Opposition about which events or demonstrations…06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI echo the hon. Gentleman’s concerns. Clearly, discussions are taking place, and I believe that senior executives from Ford America are taking part in them. We do not yet know the…06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe answer to that question is an interplay between when the contest within the Conservative party for the new leader is due to conclude and when the recess is announced to fall.…06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments and very much look forward to working closely with him in the coming period. I echo his sentiments regarding D-day and the reference he…06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. I think it is very important to put that important matter clearly on the record. May I say what a privilege and honour it was to have served as my right…06 Jun 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI welcome my hon. Friend’s question—I know he is a welcome and regular fixture on these occasions, and I look forward to future questions from him. The Government welcome the…06 Jun 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeThe loan charge is not retrospective. There has never been a time in the history of our country when the arrangements that I described a moment ago were ever compliant with our…21 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are simply making sure that the tax that was always due is paid, and that is right and proper. As I have set out, we are taking a front-footed approach to clamping down on…21 May 2019HANSARDBusiness Rates Relief: Music VenuesIn short, yes. I always look sympathetically on any representations to reduce taxation.21 May 2019HANSARDBusiness Rates Relief: Music VenuesMusic venues are eligible for many of the reliefs, worth £13 billion over the coming years, we have introduced since 2016, as well as the switch from uprating the multiplier from…21 May 2019HANSARDBusiness Rates Relief: Music VenuesWe announced in the Budget that we were reducing business rates for small retailers and others by one third. Music venues are not specifically included, although local authorities…21 May 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeIs not the difference between the Government and the Opposition on tax avoidance quite simply that this Government are serious about it, having brought in and protected £200…21 May 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeI think the hon. Gentleman probably composed his question before he heard my last answer, in which I made it clear that we have just recently had six arrests relating to the…21 May 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeHMRC is not persecuting people, as my hon. Friend suggests. It is collecting the tax that is due. It is also not pursuing people for criminal activities, as he says. However, when…21 May 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeThe statement that the hon. Gentleman has made does not suggest that the CEST tool is inappropriate. The CEST tool is there to determine an individual’s employment status. In 85%…21 May 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeI have already dealt with the issue of retrospection. As to why tax may not have been paid at the time that it was due, there are a multitude of reasons for that not least of…21 May 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important point, which is that, when it comes to paying the money that is due, HMRC has a duty to be proportionate and to make sure that…21 May 2019HANSARDLoan ChargeIR35 is often raised in the context of the loan charge, but it is a completely unrelated matter. IR35 is about making sure that those who are effectively employed by other…21 May 2019