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Finance (No. 2) Bill 2024-26. Committee stage first sitting

Committee stage, except clauses 1 to 8, schedules 1 and 2, clauses 9, 10, 69 and 62, schedule 12, clauses 63 to 68 and 83 to 85, schedule 13, clause 86 and any new clauses or new schedules relating to the subject matter of these clauses and schedules. Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Clauses 11 and 12 agreed to. Clause 13, discussed with Government amendments and new clause 34. Clause 13 agreed to as amended. Clause 14, discussed with Government amendments, an amendment, clause 15 stand part, and new clause 1. Clause 14 agreed to. Amendment to clause 15 negatived on division (2 votes to 10). Clause 15 agreed to as amended. Clauses 16 to 23 agreed to. clause 24 agreed to as amended. Clause 25, discussed with clauses 26 and 27 stand part, Government amendments and new clause 25. Clauses 25 and 27 agreed to as amended. Clause 26 agreed to. Clause 28, discussed with clause 29 stand part, and new clause 2. Clauses 28 and 29 agreed to. Clause 30, discussed with new clause 3, agreed to. Clauses 31 to 34 agreed to. Clause 35, discussed with new clauses 28 and 29