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HANSARDLocal Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2022I thank the hon. Member for Ealing North for his efforts in describing the origins of the SI. It is always very interesting, because when I take a SI, I take the view that of…17 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillI very much understand why my right hon. Friend raises that point. I know he took a great interest in the autumn statement and listened carefully to the submissions and oration of…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillIt is very soon, but because it is my right hon. Friend, I will certainly give way.10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillMay I place on the record my personal appreciation of the intensive work that my hon. Friend has put into this issue on behalf of her constituents and the wider south-west? Many…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillAgain, my hon. Friend puts his finger on the point as to the very, very fast-moving economic conditions we have faced in the last few months. He will recall the autumn statement…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillIt is a pleasure to rise after the stirring final sentence of my hon. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire (Anthony Browne). I thank Members around the Chamber for a really…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillIf I have understood the hon. Gentleman correctly, he has misunderstood the measures in the Bill, which introduces a premium on second homes of up to 100% and a strengthening of…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillI will take one more intervention, and then make a little progress.10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillThis is precisely why the Government are so committed to levelling up. Although I know how beautiful my hon. Friend’s constituency is, having had the pleasure of visiting it, in…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillThat is an interesting suggestion. At first blush, my mind goes immediately to the complexity of such a scheme, particularly given our proudly antique housing stock—certainly in…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. At the autumn statement, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor set out set out how the Government are dealing with the…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillI beg to move amendment 1, page 1, line 2, leave out subsection (1) and insert— “(1) This section makes modifications of Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003 in relation to any land…10 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. and learned Friend is one of the people who knows most about corporate criminal liability. I would be happy to take his question away and discuss it with him,…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTax System: FairnessMy hon. Friend has done so much for her constituency through her campaigns, including by securing the investment that her local hospital needs. In relation to her high streets and…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTax System: FairnessI am pleased that the hon. Gentleman is entering into the spirit of pantomime season with his questions. We have been clear that non-doms paid £7.9 billion in UK taxes last year—a…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTax System: FairnessMerry Christmas to you, Mr Speaker, to all the House staff, to the Members in the Chamber, and to our parliamentary staff, who do such a good job for us all year round— […20 Dec 2022HANSARDTax System: FairnessI ought to declare an interest at this point: I used to prosecute tax fraudsters for HMRC before I came to this place. I very much agree with the hon. Gentleman and put my money…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome my hon. Friend’s strong support for his local economy and the small businesses that play such a vital part in his constituency. The VAT registration threshold, at…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI hope that, in the spirit of Christmas cheer, the hon. Lady will accept that the trade and co-operation agreement is the world’s biggest zero-tariff, zero-quota trade deal. It…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTax System: FairnessI feel a little slighted, because the hon. Gentleman and I agree on an awful lot behind the scenes—I wish him a very merry Christmas. On non-doms, we know that they paid £7.9…20 Dec 2022