Debate on bill and Legislative Grand Committee proceeding (HC) on Tuesday, 8 January 2019, in the House of Commons, led by Mel Stride and Robert Jenrick. The answering members were Jonathan Reynolds, Peter Dowd and Anneliese Dodds.

Finance (No. 3) Bill

Programme motion (No. 2) agreed to. Report stage. New clause 1, discussed with new clause 5, negatived on division (294 to 312). New clause 3, discussed with several new clauses and other amendments, negatived on division (292 to 314). Amendment 7 agreed to on division (303 to 296). Amendment 8 negatived on division (292 to 303). New clause 2, discussed with several new clauses and government amendments, negatived on division (289 to 312). Government amendments 2 and 3 agreed to. Government new clause 6 agreed to. New clause 18 negatived on division (288 to 311). New clause 26 agreed to. Government new schedule 1 agreed to. Government amendments 4 to 6 agreed. Sitting suspended for certification of the bill. House resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Consent motion agreed to. Third reading. Agreed to on question. Bill passed.

Secondary information

Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 652 cc211-330
Session: 2017-19
Department: Treasury; Legislative Grand Committee (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Legislative stage: Third reading; Report stage; Legislative Grand Committee stage
Procedure: Programme motions; Government defeats; New clauses; New schedules; Consent motions
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2017-19. As amended in Committee and Committee of the Whole House.
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Bills
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Peter Dowd | 652 c212 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 652 c212 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss new clause 5—Review of public health and poverty effec...; Peter Dowd | 652 cc212-3 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak to new clause 1 in my name and that of my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opp...; Simon Hoare | 652 c213 (Link to this contribution)
Given the heinousness of the charges that the shadow Minister has laid against Her Majesty’s Gove...; Baroness Brown of Silvertown | 652 c213 (Link to this contribution)
I don’t think he is taking it seriously.; Peter Dowd | 652 cc213-4 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are here debating the Finance Bill and the Government’s dr...; Jim Cunningham | 652 c214 (Link to this contribution)
Did my hon. Friend notice yesterday that the Government are beginning to backtrack on universal c...; Peter Dowd | 652 c215 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right, and the reality is that we are not going to get it from the Conservative...; Alison Thewliss | 652 c215 (Link to this contribution)
I completely agree with the point that the hon. Gentleman is making. Does he agree that the two-c...; Peter Dowd | 652 c215 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is right. The Government appear to want to put misery upon misery on families and c...; Kevin Foster | 652 c215 (Link to this contribution)
The shadow Minister referenced public spending in the United States of America. Is he seriously a...; Peter Dowd | 652 c215 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman knows that I am not saying that. He can twist his party’s policies if he wants...; Jim Cunningham | 652 c215 (Link to this contribution)
We should remind those on the Government Benches that the crash, if we want to call it that, actu...; Peter Dowd | 652 c216 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes an excellent point and backs up the point that I was making.
Those cou...; Chris Elmore | 652 c216 (Link to this contribution)
It is interesting to listen to my hon. Friend’s informed explanation of how austerity has not wor...; Peter Dowd | 652 c216 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. The economy thereafter, with the help of the Liberal Democrats, started ...; Simon Hoare | 652 c216 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for this fascinating tour de force on the period since 2010. ...; Peter Dowd | 652 c216 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure the House would be delighted to hear my psephological analysis of the general election,...; Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 652 c216 (Link to this contribution)
It gives me great pleasure to agree with the hon. Gentleman. He was doing very well on new clause...; Peter Dowd | 652 cc216-7 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.
The UN special rapporteur has concluded that the rising le...; Vicky Ford | 652 c217 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak at this stage of our proceeding...; Anne Main | 652 c217 (Link to this contribution)
Given the Front-Bench speech that we heard from the Opposition, it is worth noting that the allow...; Vicky Ford | 652 c217 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. That is exactly the point, because we know that the best way to address poverty is to...; Bob Stewart | 652 c217 (Link to this contribution)
According to Department for Work and Pensions figures, there are 1 million fewer people in absolu...; Vicky Ford | 652 c217 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. That is exactly the point: absolute poverty is now at record lows. That also has an i...; Maria Caulfield | 652 c218 (Link to this contribution)
Would not the situation for working families be even worse under a Labour Government, with the pr...; Vicky Ford | 652 c218 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that precise contribution. I cannot understand why the Labour party ha...; Simon Hoare | 652 c218 (Link to this contribution)
I trust that my hon. Friend’s question was not a rhetorical one, but perhaps I can try to answer ...; Vicky Ford | 652 c218 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that point.
I also want to talk about fairness. Yes, it is true ...; Peter Dowd | 652 c218 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady has got two facts wrong. First, we did not vote against these proposals, as she sug...; Vicky Ford | 652 cc218-9 (Link to this contribution)
Perhaps this should be better drafted on the amendment paper, because the Opposition’s explanator...; Debbie Abrahams | 652 cc219-221 (Link to this contribution)
It gives me great pleasure to speak to new clause 5, which is in my name and those of colleagues....; 652 c221 (Link to this contribution); Baroness Laing of Elderslie | 652 c221 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Before I call the next speaker, I should take the opportunity to inform the House—this is ...; Kevin Foster | 652 cc221-2 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Hearing your announcement that the hon. Member for Ilford South ...; Kirsty Blackman | 652 c222 (Link to this contribution)
Is that not a slightly bizarre argument? I think the Opposition are trying to ask the Government ...; Kevin Foster | 652 c223 (Link to this contribution)
New clause 1 says what it says: it asks the Chancellor to produce a review of the impact of provi...; Debbie Abrahams | 652 c223 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Kevin Foster | 652 c223 (Link to this contribution)
In a moment—I did not intervene on the hon. Lady.
Again, those with the lowest incomes will...; Debbie Abrahams | 652 c223 (Link to this contribution)
What will be the effects of the Government’s increase in the personal allowance on the life expec...; Kevin Foster | 652 c223 (Link to this contribution)
Any policy that encourages people to be in work and keep more of what they earn, and allows them ...; Luke Graham | 652 c223 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is giving an insightful speech. One impact of the Government’s policies is the imp...; Kevin Foster | 652 cc223-4 (Link to this contribution)
As always, my hon. Friend makes a well argued and succinct point. He demonstrates the positive di...; Debbie Abrahams | 652 c224 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Kevin Foster | 652 c224 (Link to this contribution)
If the hon. Lady wishes to argue with that, I am only too happy to give way.; Debbie Abrahams | 652 c224 (Link to this contribution)
No, I would like to ask the hon. Gentleman whether he believes in policy-based evidence or eviden...; Kevin Foster | 652 c224 (Link to this contribution)
For policy-based evidence, we need only look to those who continue to argue that the Leader of th...; Anne Main | 652 c225 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend prompted me when he mentioned a golden era. Does he remember when a certain Labour...; Kevin Foster | 652 c225 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. We could spend a long time analysing the decision to flog the gold reserves. It was t...; Colin Clark | 652 c225 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that it is this Government who are trying to build a fairer economy and...; Kevin Foster | 652 c225 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. It is worth remembering, when we hear how the Opposition want to tax people and what ...; Kirsty Blackman | 652 c225 (Link to this contribution)
The Scottish Government’s Budget ensures that 90% of businesses will pay less in business rates t...; Kevin Foster | 652 c225 (Link to this contribution)
I certainly do not believe that the Westminster Government should change their policies to match ...; Luke Graham | 652 c226 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Colin Clark | 652 c226 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Kevin Foster | 652 c226 (Link to this contribution)
I will go to Ochil and South Perthshire first.; Luke Graham | 652 c226 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman) made a point about being able to lower busin...; Kevin Foster | 652 c226 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. That support was very welcome. However, one of the issues that I am surprised SNP Mem...; Colin Clark | 652 c226 (Link to this contribution)
I was quite surprised by what my constituency neighbour the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirst...; Kevin Foster | 652 cc226-7 (Link to this contribution)
I could not have put it better myself. If business rates unbalance the economy, that is clearly a...; Lord Coaker | 652 c227 (Link to this contribution)
I support the two new clauses. Unlike the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster), I think that the...; Catherine West | 652 c227 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that it is terrible to think of all the many places in the country wher...; Lord Coaker | 652 cc227-8 (Link to this contribution)
That is right. Every Member of this House would no doubt say, “Isn’t it great that there are food...; Laura Smith | 652 c228 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that when he speaks to the food bank volunteers they say to him that th...; Lord Coaker | 652 c228 (Link to this contribution)
I agree with my hon. Friend.
In my relatively brief contribution I just want to ask the Gov...; Martin Whitfield | 652 c228 (Link to this contribution)
I find it sad to have to ask this, but does my hon. Friend agree that perhaps the reason why the ...; Lord Coaker | 652 c229 (Link to this contribution)
I agree. I am not sure if the Minister is listening, but that is the point. Surely the Government...; Helen Whately | 652 c229 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Gedling (Vernon Coaker). In fact, I agree with som...; Debbie Abrahams | 652 c229 (Link to this contribution)
I want to reciprocate by expressing my respect for the hon. Lady and for the work that she does i...; Helen Whately | 652 cc229-230 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, but we should be a little cautious about assessing a ...; Philippa Whitford | 652 c230 (Link to this contribution)
I totally support what the hon. Lady is saying about importance of inequalities and health inequa...; Helen Whately | 652 c230 (Link to this contribution)
I recognise that there is poverty in working families, but I do not agree with her use of the wor...; Anne Main | 652 c230 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend has mentioned some of the benefits of having a working parent or family member, bu...; Helen Whately | 652 c230 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. While education standards are rising in our schools—readings ...; Laura Smith | 652 c231 (Link to this contribution)
I am completely insulted by the point made by the hon. Member for St Albans (Mrs Main). I grew up...; Helen Whately | 652 c231 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for her contribution and for the example she sets. Although she has describ...; Laura Smith | 652 c231 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Helen Whately | 652 c231 (Link to this contribution)
I have already taken an intervention from the hon. Lady, so she has had a chance to make her poin...; Vicky Ford | 652 c231 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that making sure people can keep more of their earnings before they pay...; Helen Whately | 652 c231 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and she reminds me of a constituency case, before universal c...; Luke Graham | 652 c231 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making an important point about aspiration. In this House we often get caught o...; Helen Whately | 652 c231 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree and that is one reason why we have to look at policies in the round. I complet...; Oliver Heald | 652 c232 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that the challenge for Parliament changes over time? In the Labour year...; Helen Whately | 652 c232 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his intervention.
The hon. Member for Gedling ...; Laura Smith | 652 c232 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Lady give way?; Helen Whately | 652 c232 (Link to this contribution)
I think I should conclude my remarks, as I am aware that I have been speaking for a while.
...; Simon Hoare | 652 cc232-3 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately).<...; Laura Smith | 652 c233 (Link to this contribution)
I find myself agreeing with what the hon. Gentleman is saying about rural poverty. I am an MP in ...; Simon Hoare | 652 cc233-4 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention. I am not entirely sure whether her support o...; Vicky Ford | 652 c234 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for painting this clear picture of rural poverty, but pockets of poverty o...; Simon Hoare | 652 c234 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right to pinpoint the cost of living. Opposition spokesmen sometimes...; Martin Whitfield | 652 c234 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way on that point?; Simon Hoare | 652 c234 (Link to this contribution)
If the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, I will not, because I want to refer to the speech by the h...; Thelma Walker | 652 c234 (Link to this contribution)
Stop there. [Laughter.]; Simon Hoare | 652 cc234-5 (Link to this contribution)
There is always a “but”, though. [Interruption.] My right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to ...; Martin Whitfield | 652 c235 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I say with the greatest respect that he ...; Simon Hoare | 652 c235 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is—what’s the phrase?—pushing his luck on that. I think that the divide here w...; Laura Smith | 652 c235 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Simon Hoare | 652 c235 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady has winked at me in such a beguiling way that of course I will give way to her.
...; Laura Smith | 652 c235 (Link to this contribution)
I would just like to put it on the record that I absolutely did not.; Simon Hoare | 652 c235 (Link to this contribution)
You winked.; Laura Smith | 652 cc235-6 (Link to this contribution)
It was just a northern smile; that was all.
Does the hon. Gentleman not see that he has mas...; Simon Hoare | 652 c236 (Link to this contribution)
It was all going so well, wasn’t it? I agree with the hon. Lady that many people become incredibl...; Baroness Maclean of Redditch | 652 c236 (Link to this contribution)
As well as not needing to do these reviews, does my hon. Friend agree that we should be looking a...; Simon Hoare | 652 c236 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right, but I think people will look at it differently. I think that most people...; Baroness Prentis of Banbury | 652 c236 (Link to this contribution)
If I may say so, my hon. Friend is making the speech of his life. In a finance debate, it is part...; Simon Hoare | 652 c236 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right. I think that the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Laura Smith) slight...; Laura Smith | 652 c237 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Simon Hoare | 652 c237 (Link to this contribution)
Of course, but let me just finish this point with my hon. Friend the Member for Banbury (Victoria...; Caroline Johnson | 652 c237 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that not only has employment benefited but, since 2010, this Government...; Simon Hoare | 652 cc237-8 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend helps me and my hon. Friend the Member for Banbury by amplifying the point.
...; Kirsty Blackman | 652 cc238-9 (Link to this contribution)
I want to talk about a few issues, many of which have been brought up during the debate. The firs...; Mhairi Black | 652 c239 (Link to this contribution)
Forgive me if I am stating the obvious, but do we not also need these reviews because we have Bre...; Kirsty Blackman | 652 cc239-240 (Link to this contribution)
That is correct. One of the difficult things about looking at the potential outcomes of Brexit is...; Luke Graham | 652 c240 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is bringing out the successes of the SNP Administration in Edinburgh, but does it n...; Kirsty Blackman | 652 c240 (Link to this contribution)
We have not had taxation powers for 10 years, and we do not have the full range of powers. For ex...; Mel Stride | 652 cc240-1 (Link to this contribution)
I thank everybody who has made a contribution in this very important debate. There have been some...; Debbie Abrahams | 652 c241 (Link to this contribution)
I do not know whether the Minister is aware of this, but the European Commission does this sort o...; Mel Stride | 652 cc241-2 (Link to this contribution)
I think I have been misunderstood, and I apologise to the hon. Lady if I was not clear enough. I ...; Lord Coaker | 652 c242 (Link to this contribution)
That is the point: the assumptions on distributional analysis are assumptions. What we want is to...; Mel Stride | 652 cc242-3 (Link to this contribution)
I will come to the very issue that the hon. Gentleman rightly raises.
Clause 5 will benefit...; Peter Dowd | 652 c243 (Link to this contribution)
If I may rephrase St Augustine, who said “O Lord, make me chaste, but not yet,” what we have here...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c248 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.; Lindsay Hoyle | 652 cc248-251 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
New clause 7—Review of effect of ...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 cc251-2 (Link to this contribution)
This group of amendments relates to the tax and fiscal implications of the UK’s withdrawal from t...; John Baron | 652 c252 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Gentleman not acknowledge that by ruling out preparations for no deal one is in eff...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 cc252-3 (Link to this contribution)
The facts are as they are. It is far too late for that. Everyone knows the position that this cou...; Lord Brennan of Canton | 652 c253 (Link to this contribution)
Given that the Business Secretary said in the House earlier that no deal should not be contemplat...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c253 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. We all know that several members of the Government take t...; Crispin Blunt | 652 c253 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is going to have to do a bit better than this. He talks about...; Lindsay Hoyle | 652 c253 (Link to this contribution)
Order.; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c253 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.
I have just talked about some of the consequences of crashing...; Baroness Brown of Silvertown | 652 c253 (Link to this contribution)
He is frustrated with his own Government.; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c253 (Link to this contribution)
And yes, people are frustrated with the Government.; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 652 c254 (Link to this contribution)
With respect, it is quite right to concede that some of the fears being raised about no deal are ...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c254 (Link to this contribution)
The Father of the House is as accurate as ever. Some colleagues are pursuing a dangerous argument...; Lord Redwood | 652 c254 (Link to this contribution)
Can the hon. Gentleman name a single country that has a free trade agreement with the EU that wil...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c254 (Link to this contribution)
We simply do not know the answer to that question. I always listen to what the right hon. Gentlem...; Chris Philp | 652 c254 (Link to this contribution)
First, is it not the case that the UK and, indeed, the entire EU currently trade with major econo...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 cc254-5 (Link to this contribution)
I thoroughly agree that what the Government have got us into is not a great negotiating position,...; Baroness Hoey | 652 c255 (Link to this contribution)
Does not my hon. Friend think that it would be irresponsible for any Government not to be making ...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c255 (Link to this contribution)
The merits of the Government undertaking contingency measures are different from the political ca...; Charlie Elphicke | 652 c255 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Daniel Kawczynski | 652 c255 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c255 (Link to this contribution)
I will take an intervention from the hon. Member for Dover (Charlie Elphicke), and I may come to ...; Charlie Elphicke | 652 c255 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is making an interesting speech. My concern is with how he can support undermi...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c255 (Link to this contribution)
I completely disagree with the hon. Gentleman, and a little humility from Conservative Members on...; Daniel Kawczynski | 652 c255 (Link to this contribution)
Bearing in mind that 95% of the world’s growth over the coming decades will come from outside the...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c256 (Link to this contribution)
I am extremely glad that that issue has come up, because the opportunities created by growth outs...; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 652 c257 (Link to this contribution)
I realise that time is short and that many hon. and right hon. Members want to speak on this grou...; John Baron | 652 c257 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is very gracious in giving way. Does she accept that the UK trades profitabl...; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 652 c257 (Link to this contribution)
I have great respect for my hon. Friend, but I think that it would have been better to have had t...; John Baron | 652 c257 (Link to this contribution)
May I intervene?; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 652 c257 (Link to this contribution)
Very briefly.; John Baron | 652 cc257-8 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is being very gracious and I very much appreciate that.
Many of us in ...; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 652 c258 (Link to this contribution)
Trade deals are immensely complicated. While Members know how I voted in 2016, I accept that this...; Lord Soames of Fletching | 652 c258 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend is making an extremely powerful argument. Does she recall that the trade dea...; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 652 c258 (Link to this contribution)
I have great respect for my right hon. Friend, and on this issue he speaks much good sense, as al...; Bernard Jenkin | 652 c258 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 652 cc258-9 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid I am going to make some progress. My hon. Friend will be able to intervene on other M...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c259 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Loughborough (Nicky Morgan), because althoug...; Charlie Elphicke | 652 c259 (Link to this contribution)
Just to clarify, does the right hon. Lady herself intend to support or oppose the Prime Minister’...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c259 (Link to this contribution)
As I just said, and as I said when I spoke in the debate before Christmas, I am opposed to the Pr...; Marcus Fysh | 652 c259 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Yvette Cooper | 652 cc259-260 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way in a second. I am conscious of the time, so let me set out what the amendment wou...; Marcus Fysh | 652 c260 (Link to this contribution)
I am still not clear. What could the Government do under clause 89 that this amendment deals with...; Yvette Cooper | 652 cc260-1 (Link to this contribution)
The amendment provides a parliamentary safeguard. It does not, in itself, solve any of the many B...; Rachel Reeves | 652 c261 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend for for tabling this amendment, which is so important. The Business,...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c261 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is exactly right. This is about dealing with risk, delays and increased costs. The...; John Baron | 652 c261 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Lady is being very generous in giving way, but may I encourage her to temper her d...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c261 (Link to this contribution)
I am not drawing on macroeconomic predictions about the overall impact on the economy, although I...; Angela Eagle | 652 c261 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure my right hon. Friend has noticed that the Office for Budget Responsibility said in its ...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c262 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right that we have a responsibility not to make life harder for our manufacture...; Crispin Blunt | 652 c262 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) has just cited Nestlé, which is a Swiss company. T...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c262 (Link to this contribution)
The same cheery optimism that the hon. Gentleman and others have expressed that everybody will su...; Anna Soubry | 652 c262 (Link to this contribution)
I shall be supporting the right hon. Lady’s amendment. She talks about the manufacturing sector a...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c262 (Link to this contribution)
I completely agree with the right hon. Lady. What I am saying just comes from listening to employ...; Lord Redwood | 652 c262 (Link to this contribution)
Does the right hon. Lady agree, in wanting to promote stronger and better industry once we have l...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c263 (Link to this contribution)
It is not clear to me how that strengthens our negotiating position with countries all over the w...; John Bercow | 652 c263 (Link to this contribution)
Order. I am listening to the right hon. Lady, as always, with great interest and enormous respect...; Yvette Cooper | 652 cc263-4 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I apologise to anybody else who wants to intervene, but I will not take an...; 652 c264 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 652 c264 (Link to this contribution)
An extremely brief speech, I feel sure, from Sir Oliver Letwin.; Oliver Letwin | 652 cc264-5 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise to support amendment 7, to which I am a signatory.
My right h...; John Bercow | 652 c265 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Gentleman’s succinctness is a textbook of how to help the House, and I hope it wil...; Kirsty Blackman | 652 cc265-7 (Link to this contribution)
In the interests of time, I will be very brief. I want to make it clear to the House that the SNP...; Nick Boles | 652 c267 (Link to this contribution)
I will be very brief, not least because my right hon. Friends the Members for Loughborough (Nicky...; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 652 c267 (Link to this contribution)
I cannot think of a single leading Conservative Brexiteer who would have changed his opinions on ...; Nick Boles | 652 cc267-8 (Link to this contribution)
The Father of the House is completely right. I have to say—I am sure the same is true of him—that...; 652 c268 (Link to this contribution); John Bercow | 652 c268 (Link to this contribution)
Order. Just before I call the next Member, we must hear from the Minister, and the Opposition Fro...; Chris Leslie | 652 cc268-9 (Link to this contribution)
I will be brief, Mr Speaker. I will want to move amendment 8, which stands in my name and in thos...; Robert Jenrick | 652 cc269-270 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to all right hon. and hon. Members for the debate.
Delivering the deal negoti...; Sarah Wollaston | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister clarify his last sentence? Is he saying that if the deal is voted down next wee...; Robert Jenrick | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
The point I have just made is that the law of the land is that the UK will leave the European Uni...; Oliver Letwin | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Robert Jenrick | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
I give way to my right hon. Friend.; Oliver Letwin | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who is doing a valiant job—I do not envy him. Does he accept tha...; Robert Jenrick | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
The House of Commons has the right to make the law, but the law as it is today is that we will le...; Oliver Letwin | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Robert Jenrick | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way one last time, but I have only a couple of minutes.; Lord Clarke of Nottingham | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
I, too, extend my sympathies to my hon. Friend, who drew the short straw of responding to the deb...; Robert Jenrick | 652 c270 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. and learned Friend and constituency neighbour tempts me to go into areas that I sho...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; David TC Davies | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Robert Jenrick | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
I will give way one last time to my hon. Friend—I apologise to the right hon. Lady, but I only ha...; David TC Davies | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
With all due respect to my hon. Friend’s Department, is it not the case that it published a serie...; Robert Jenrick | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
We are leaving the European Union. We wish to do so with a deal. The House will vote on the deal ...; Yvette Cooper | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Robert Jenrick | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
I give way to the right hon. Lady because, of course, amendment 7 is hers.; Yvette Cooper | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister confirm that he will still be able to use clause 89 powers if he either gives t...; Robert Jenrick | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
Clause 89 would give the Government the ability to provide certainty to taxpayers now. That is wh...; Vincent Cable | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
rose—; John Bercow | 652 c271 (Link to this contribution)
Order. If the right hon. Gentleman feels able and willing to express his views in a minute, I wil...; Vincent Cable | 652 c272 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you for your indulgence, Mr Speaker. I just want to say a few words in support of amendment...; Jonathan Reynolds | 652 c272 (Link to this contribution)
This has been a significant and important debate. In fact, it is clear that the House desires a l...; Jesse Norman | 652 c272 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I understand that in the previous debate there was some unhappy ...; John Bercow | 652 c272 (Link to this contribution)
I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for what he has said, which is on the record and will be...; Marcus Jones | 652 c272 (Link to this contribution)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Several media outlets are quoting that I have signed a letter to...; John Bercow | 652 c272 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman arrogates to me almost superhuman powers if he thinks that I can advise the me...; Anneliese Dodds | 652 c287 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.; John Bercow | 652 cc287-293 (Link to this contribution)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:
New clause 9—Review of changes to...; Anneliese Dodds | 652 cc294-5 (Link to this contribution)
As my hon. Friends have set out a number of times already today, this is a Finance Bill that cont...; Anna Turley | 652 c295 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Anneliese Dodds | 652 cc295-6 (Link to this contribution)
I do not believe I can, as I have been told that I have to proceed quickly.
For many years,...; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 652 c296 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak briefly—I know time is short in this debate—about new clause 26. For the avoidanc...; Cheryl Gillan | 652 c296 (Link to this contribution)
I support the way in which my right hon. Friend is addressing new clause 26, on which I find myse...; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 652 c296 (Link to this contribution)
I very much agree with my right hon. Friend. It will probably turn out that most of us have const...; Lord Redwood | 652 c297 (Link to this contribution)
Is my right hon. Friend aware that not only did quite a few people take advice, but they notified...; Baroness Morgan of Cotes | 652 c297 (Link to this contribution)
Yes, I absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. That was raised in the Westminster Hall debate...; Kirsty Blackman | 652 cc297-8 (Link to this contribution)
I am aware that we are fairly short of time, so I will not rerun many of the things I said in Com...; Anne Main | 652 cc298-9 (Link to this contribution)
I wanted to have more time to be able to say what a great job the Government have been doing: a 4...; Colin Clark | 652 c299 (Link to this contribution)
Other colleagues will be aware that the oil industry had a lot of contractors who were using what...; Anne Main | 652 c299 (Link to this contribution)
Exactly. I have also been advised by a former constituent, who, despite no longer living in the U...; Luke Graham | 652 c299 (Link to this contribution)
Will my hon. Friend give way?; Anne Main | 652 c300 (Link to this contribution)
It will have to be very quick, because I am aware other people need to speak.; Luke Graham | 652 c300 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making a very valid point. One of my constituents, an IT contractor, was advise...; Anne Main | 652 c300 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is exactly right. There are many versions of that story. I have constituents who s...; Ed Davey | 652 cc300-1 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for St Albans (Mrs Main) for her passionate speech. I also thank the righ...; Ruth Cadbury | 652 c301 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way— I realise time is short—and for tabling new clau...; Ed Davey | 652 c301 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is absolutely right, and I thank her for her support. Let us remember that these pe...; Tommy Sheppard | 652 c301 (Link to this contribution)
I fully support the right hon. Gentleman’s comments and will vote for new clause 26 if it is pres...; Ed Davey | 652 c301 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is right on all the points he makes. When my hon. Friend the Member for Eastbo...; Crispin Blunt | 652 c301 (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate hon. Members and hon. Friends on their speeches and wholly agree with them. It is ...; Ed Davey | 652 c301 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed. HMRC knew about these tax schemes for years and took no action. They were widely used—as ...; Wes Streeting | 652 c302 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for tabling the new clause. I found HMRC’s answers to t...; Ed Davey | 652 c302 (Link to this contribution)
I totally agree, and I am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s intervention.; William Cash | 652 c302 (Link to this contribution)
Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?; Ed Davey | 652 c302 (Link to this contribution)
I cannot resist.; William Cash | 652 c302 (Link to this contribution)
It is not often that I agree with the right hon. Gentleman, as he knows, but I strongly agree wit...; Ed Davey | 652 c302 (Link to this contribution)
Having taken that wonderful intervention, I bring it to the House’s attention that the hon. Membe...; Bambos Charalambous | 652 cc302-3 (Link to this contribution)
I rise to speak in support of new clause 2. I was staggered to learn that entrepreneurs’ relief c...; Liz Twist | 652 c303 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that the stories we hear from our constituents suggest that some of the...; Bambos Charalambous | 652 c303 (Link to this contribution)
That is an excellent point, which I was about to make myself. While the large accountancy firms h...; Mel Stride | 652 c304 (Link to this contribution)
Given the limited time that is available to me to summarise a debate that has covered a large num...; Sarah Wollaston | 652 c304 (Link to this contribution)
Will my right hon. Friend give way?; Mel Stride | 652 cc304-5 (Link to this contribution)
I will not, simply because I have two minutes and 30 seconds left and I want to cover some of the...; Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 652 c323 (Link to this contribution)
I will now suspend the House for no more than five minutes in order to make a decision about cert...; Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 652 c323 (Link to this contribution)
I can now inform the House that I have completed certification of the Bill, as required by the St...; Craig Whittaker | 652 c323 (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent.
The House forthwith resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee ...; Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 652 cc323-6 (Link to this contribution)
I remind hon. Members that, if there is a Division, only Members representing constituencies in E...; Mel Stride | 652 cc326-7 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
Eight years ago, our country’s fin...; Anneliese Dodds | 652 cc327-9 (Link to this contribution)
This has been a Finance Bill of highs and lows. One high was the Government finally listening, al...; Kirsty Blackman | 652 cc329-330 (Link to this contribution)
It is great to have the chance to speak on the Third Reading of my fifth Finance Bill. Given my r...
Subjects: Children Capital gains tax Borders Equality Health services Fees and charges Families Immigration Income tax Excise duties Import duties Foreign companies Free movement of people Low incomes Northern Ireland Powers Poverty Parliamentary scrutiny Loans Negotiations Tax allowances Tax avoidance Taxation Tax rates and bands Trade agreements Revenue and Customs Carbon emissions Henry VIII clauses Life expectancy Food banks Living wage Entrepreneurs' relief Brexit Public health
Legislation: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2017-19
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