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HANSARDDraft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Women’s Finalissima Football Match) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Women’s Finalissima Football Match) Regulations 2023. May I say what a…22 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Women’s Finalissima Football Match) Regulations 2023Finalissima!22 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have looked very carefully at this, because we know that many in the House have been citing this figure. What concerns us about that analysis is that the study does not appear…21 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the hon. Gentleman would like to write to me about this, I will look into it, but I remind him that I issued a written ministerial statement recently, extending the deadlines…21 Mar 2023HANSARDWithdrawal from the EU: Economic ImpactIf I may, I will gently point out to the hon. Gentleman that the OBR has previously stated that it is too early to reach definitive conclusions. The Government are focused on…21 Mar 2023HANSARDWithdrawal from the EU: Economic ImpactIt remains challenging to separate the effects on the UK economy of Brexit and of wider global trends, such as the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, that add pressures on trade,…21 Mar 2023HANSARDWithdrawal from the EU: Economic ImpactI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for her question and I urge her to get behind our trade and co-operation agreement. As I say, it is the world’s largest zero-tariff, zero-quota…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI thank colleagues across the House for a spirited debate, in which we discussed some profoundly serious issues facing our constituents and our country. Although there may be very…20 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationNot only do I agree with the hon. Lady, but I am going even further than the changes that we have made to the R&D scheme. She will see in the Finance Bill some practical measures…20 Mar 2023HANSARDHM Revenue and Customs UpdateFrom April 2013, the Government permitted individuals to retrospectively build their April 2006 to April 2016 National Insurance (NICs) record through voluntary contributions as…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) BillI am grateful to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq) for her advice, but I first congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher…03 Mar 2023HANSARDSpring Finance Bill 2023The spring Finance Bill 2023 will be published on 23 March. Explanatory notes on the Bill will be available in the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office. As usual, a full copy…03 Mar 2023HANSARDAuthorised Push Payment FraudIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I commend the hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Kirsten Oswald) for securing this debate, which addresses an issue…01 Mar 2023HANSARDAuthorised Push Payment FraudI was going to attempt to answer the question posed by the hon. Lady later, but I will answer it now. Regarding current victims, the legislation is not retrospective—she will know…01 Mar 2023HANSARD Sunscreen Products: VATI fear I may be treading on Health Ministers’ toes if I commit the Department to an awareness campaign. I have already written to the relevant Health Minister to ask what plans…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Sunscreen Products: VATI have been quite generous with the hon. Lady, so I will carry on. We have to tread carefully with international comparisons. On the broader point, I understand the argument, but…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Sunscreen Products: VATI do not know if there have been any discussions. I will ask, because it may be that my predecessors had them. In terms of comparisons with Australia and the United States, we…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Sunscreen Products: VATThat is a very fair challenge. I keep talking about difficulties, but that is the reality of the decisions we have to make; while a lot of melanoma is caused by of exposure to the…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Sunscreen Products: VATIt is very difficult to calculate. Because of the way multinational companies such as Tesco conduct their VAT returns, it is difficult to break it down. Our concern is, as I say,…09 Feb 2023HANSARD Sunscreen Products: VATThere were a number of points there. First, the hon. Lady asked about independent retailers, and I fully accept what she said. I do not pretend that this is an easy decision or an…09 Feb 2023