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Debate on bill on Tuesday, 3 March 2009, in the House of Commons, led by Stephen Timms. The answering member was David Gauke.

Corporation Tax Bill

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 60(8)), that the Committee of the whole House be discharged from considering the Bill. Agreed to on question. Third reading debate. Agreed to on question. Bill passed. [Relevant documents: The First Report of the Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills, Session 2008-09, Corporation Tax Bill, HC 160.]

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
488 c764-75 
Session
2008-09
Department
Treasury
Legislative stage
Third reading
Report stage
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Redwood | 488 c772-4 (Link to this contribution) That may show that they have good tax advisers and are happy to stay here on that basis, or it may s...
Stephen Timms | 488 c774-5 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the broad support that has been expressed— ... With the leave of the House, Mr. Deputy Spe...
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Speaker | 488 c774 (Link to this contribution) Order. The Minister needs to seek the leave of the House.
Peter Viggers | 488 c770-1 (Link to this contribution) The Bill is important because, as the Corporation Tax Act 2009, it will be the Act that students and...
David Leslie Taylor | 488 c771 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman is expressing concerns about the rationale of companies that move to other ...
Lord Redwood | 488 c771 (Link to this contribution) I have declared in the Register of Members' Interests that I am a company director, although obvious...
Mark Field | 488 c768 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is making very clear the grave limitations of this Bill. Does he favour establishing ...
David Gauke | 488 c768-9 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend anticipates my next remark almost perfectly. I made the point on Second Reading that ...
David Gauke | 488 c767-8 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend makes an interesting point, and I hope that the Minister will respond to it. We...
Lord Redwood | 488 c767 (Link to this contribution) Am I right in thinking that this Bill—assuming it is passed—will come into effect on 1 April? We hav...
David Gauke | 488 c767 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who raises an important point. I do not know whether the Minister w...
Robert Syms | 488 c767 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes a good point. The documents accompanying the Bill are full of boxes to be ticke...
David Gauke | 488 c766-7 (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to be able to speak in this Third Reading debate. We obviously debated the matter o...
Stephen Timms | 488 c765-6 (Link to this contribution) I am not in a position to quantify the benefit, but on the basis of the feedback that has been recei...
Lembit Opik | 488 c765 (Link to this contribution) I am very encouraged by what the Minister has said about consultation and the breadth of the Governm...
Stephen Timms | 488 c764-5 (Link to this contribution) Indeed I do think that, and I shall address exactly that point in just a moment. Length and complexi...
Lord Redwood | 488 c764 (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister really think that producing a Bill that is 821 pages long represents a great simpl...
Stephen Timms | 488 c764 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I am very pleased to open this Third Readi...
Jeremy Browne | 488 c769-70 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute briefly to the debate. So far everyone who has spoke...
Subjects
Accountancy Companies Corporation tax Bureaucracy Income Small businesses Taxation
Legislation
Corporation Tax Bill 2008-09
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