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HANSARDHospitality 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 2023HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic ImpactMay I take this opportunity to congratulate my hon. Friend on his recent honour, which is extremely well deserved? He has made his point very succinctly. We have an exciting…20 Jun 2023HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic ImpactLet me again gently remind the hon. Gentleman to look at what is happening in the rest of the EU. For example, the eurozone is suffering from the effects of mild recession. All…20 Jun 2023HANSARDLeaving the EU: Economic ImpactAs per my previous response to the same question by the hon. Gentleman in the last Treasury oral questions, I note that the UK has grown at a similar rate to comparable European…20 Jun 2023HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) on securing this debate, and I…15 Jun 2023HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSMy right hon. Friend makes an important point more generally, if I may have your munificence for a moment, Mr Sharma. It is so important that people such as my right hon. Friend…15 Jun 2023HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSI hope my right hon. Friend will understand that this is not my area of expertise, and that I am here responding on VAT, but I will take away his observations on the hubs. Schools…15 Jun 2023HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSAlthough this part of my speech focuses on children, I very much accept the point about people having a love of reading throughout their life. I want to mention the positive work,…15 Jun 2023HANSARDNational Insurance Record GapsThe Government intend to extend the deadline for eligible individuals to retrospectively fill gaps in their national insurance record for the period covering April 2006 to April…12 Jun 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)I can answer yes to the question that the hon. Member for Ealing North asked about the £250 million. On the question that the hon. Member for Wallasey asked about the number of…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. As a matter of housekeeping, I should say that the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Ealing North, asked me…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)This grouping can be summarised as further tools to defend UK businesses in international trade disputes or where the rules are not clear or could be interpreted in a variety of…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)For ease and convenience, I will speak to all the amendments and new clauses as well as clause 346. First, I thank the OTS—18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you, Mr Stringer I thank the members of the Office for Tax Simplification for their contribution to the tax debate over the years. I had the pleasure of meeting some of them…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)On the case cited by the hon. Member for Ealing North, clearly we would like banks to enter into the public-spirited nature of the Help for Ukraine scheme and other refugee…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)I do not feel there is anything I can add to what I have already said, but I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention.18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 347 makes changes to support the expansion of the dormant assets scheme to a wider range of assets, including insurance assets, pension assets, investment assets, client…18 May 2023HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fourth sitting)These clauses make changes to strengthen HMRC’s framework for approving aerodromes and excise businesses. Clauses 338 and 339 deal with aircraft carrying passengers or goods into…18 May 2023