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HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023I remind the Committee that we are looking at parcels, not at freight—although of course there are extensions in that regard. Of course, if items are being imported into Great…17 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023Again, I just remind the Committee that we are dealing with parcel movements here; we are not litigating the entirety of the Windsor framework. As I say, we think it is a really…17 Jul 2023HANSARDReforming Anti-Money laundering and Counter-terrorism Financing SupervisionMy noble friend the Treasury Lords Minister, Baroness Penn, made the following written statement on 30 June: On 30 June 2023, HM Treasury published a consultation regarding the…03 Jul 2023HANSARDPost Office Compensation UpdateThis House is aware that the Post Office Horizon scandal has had a devastating impact on the lives of many postmasters since it began over 20 years ago. The Government are deeply…29 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Brazil) Order 2023
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (San Marino) Order 2023It is a pleasure not only to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Robert, but to have a high-powered Committee scrutinising these important measures. Nestled among us is the United…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Brazil) Order 2023
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (San Marino) Order 2023The usual parliamentary appetite is for such Committees to be short and to the point, but I really did welcome the contribution from my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley North…27 Jun 2023HANSARDDraft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Brazil) Order 2023
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (San Marino) Order 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Brazil) Order 2023.27 Jun 2023HANSARDLegislation Day: Finance BillIn line with the approach to tax policy making set out in the Government’s documents, “Tax policy making: a new approach”, published in 2010, and, “The new Budget timetable and…22 Jun 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor delivered a Budget for growth. He was clear that this Government’s focus is not just…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThat is a very interesting point. I hope the Chair will not mind my saying so, but when I gave evidence last week, quite rightly I was challenged about how we measure success.…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI have genuinely enjoyed my hon. Friend’s contributions not just today but at earlier stages, and I enjoyed being grilled with the Committee’s very thoughtful questions last week.…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThat gives me the opportunity to declare that I sat not only on the Joint Committee for that Bill but on the Select Committee. There was a great deal of concentration and…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillLet me first thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have taken part in debates on the Finance Bill so far. Today is Report stage, but there has been intense scrutiny of many…20 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe conducted a review and put in place the £13.6 billion package of support to help businesses on our high streets. If the hon. Lady is able to look at, for example, the…20 Jun 2023HANSARDPeople on Lower Incomes: Financial SupportI thank the hon. Lady for raising an important point. There has been an incredible outpouring of support across communities—not just in religious communities, but at village and…20 Jun 2023HANSARDPeople on Lower Incomes: Financial SupportI know that you like Ministers to answer briefly, Mr Speaker, so, if I may, I will answer my hon. Friend’s first question now and respond in writing to his question about the…20 Jun 2023HANSARDHospitality BusinessesI have a great deal of respect for the hon. Lady, but I must point out to her gently that we have, in fact, conducted that review. In the autumn statement, we were able to…20 Jun 2023HANSARDHospitality BusinessesThe sun always shines in my right hon. Friend’s corner of Pembrokeshire when he speaks up for it. He is quite right to identify how the Conservatives in Government are trying to…20 Jun 2023HANSARDHospitality BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman poses many questions for me, some of which are very complicated. VAT relief for the hospitality sector was important in the aftermath of the pandemic, but it…20 Jun 2023HANSARDHospitality BusinessesHospitality businesses play an important role in local communities and the UK economy. They will benefit from business rates support worth £13.6 billion over the next five years,…20 Jun 2023