Second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Second reading. Agreed to on question. Bill committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Today’s debate is progressing rapidly—so rapidly, in fact, that I am yet to turn to the speech in my folder. It is a privilege to close this rapid debate on behalf of the Government, and I thank Members for their contributions, as well as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury...

Today’s debate is progressing rapidly—so rapidly, in fact, that I am yet to turn to the speech in my folder. It is a privilege to close this rapid debate on behalf of the Government, and I thank Members for their contributions, as well as the Economic Secretary to the Treasury...

No. If prices are slightly above the threshold set in the electricity generator levy, as they are at the moment, I believe, those taxes will be due now, from 1 July, whether or not businesses make decisions down the line after the consultation, after engagement and after the detail of...

No. If prices are slightly above the threshold set in the electricity generator levy, as they are at the moment, I believe, those taxes will be due now, from 1 July, whether or not businesses make decisions down the line after the consultation, after engagement and after the detail of...

There is a very sensible policy rationale when it comes to the electricity generator levy, which I think is the clause the hon. Member is referring to. We want to ensure that the ending of the EGL and the future decisions made on it are made in the light of...

There is a very sensible policy rationale when it comes to the electricity generator levy, which I think is the clause the hon. Member is referring to. We want to ensure that the ending of the EGL and the future decisions made on it are made in the light of...

Committee stage. Clause 1 considered with clauses 2 to 4. Clauses 1 to 4 agreed to. New clause 2 negatived on division (80 to 281). New clause 4 negatived on division (173 to 282). New clause 5 negatived on division (177 to 308). Bill reported without amendment. Third reading. Agreed to on question. Bill passed.

Committee stage. Clause 1 considered with clauses 2 to 4. Clauses 1 to 4 agreed to. New clause 2 negatived on division (80 to 281). New clause 4 negatived on division (173 to 282). New clause 5 negatived on division (177 to 308). Bill reported without amendment. Third reading. Agreed...

I will open this debate in Committee of the whole House by reminding the House—though I am sure Members know what is in this Bill—of the purpose of the Bill, which is to respond to increases in costs for families and businesses in the UK because of the conflict in...

I will open this debate in Committee of the whole House by reminding the House—though I am sure Members know what is in this Bill—of the purpose of the Bill, which is to respond to increases in costs for families and businesses in the UK because of the conflict in...

I thank the shadow Exchequer Secretary, the hon. Member for North West Norfolk (James Wild), and the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper), for their scrutiny and attention to the measures contained in this short Bill. I am proud that, as the shadow Exchequer Secretary said, we removed three...

I thank the shadow Exchequer Secretary, the hon. Member for North West Norfolk (James Wild), and the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper), for their scrutiny and attention to the measures contained in this short Bill. I am proud that, as the shadow Exchequer Secretary said, we removed three...

I thank the shadow Exchequer Secretary for that. As I said, we are consulting on that policy before the end of the year. It was the Chancellor’s and this Government’s decision that the better thing to do for the country—for businesses and for households—was to respond to the conflict in...

I thank the shadow Exchequer Secretary for that. As I said, we are consulting on that policy before the end of the year. It was the Chancellor’s and this Government’s decision that the better thing to do for the country—for businesses and for households—was to respond to the conflict in...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

I am grateful for the discussion that we have had today on a Bill that responds directly to the pressures placed on people and businesses across the UK by the conflict in the middle east. In respect of...

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

I am grateful for the discussion that we have had today on a Bill that responds directly to the pressures placed on people and businesses across the UK by the conflict in the middle east. In respect of...

I ask that the House gives the Bill its Third Reading.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read the Third time and passed.

I ask that the House gives the Bill its Third Reading.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read the Third time and passed.

Motion that provision may be made increasing the rate of the electricity generator levy to 55%. Agreed to on question.

Motion that provision may be made increasing the rate of the electricity generator levy to 55%. Agreed to on question.

I beg to move,

That provision may be made increasing the rate of the electricity generator levy to 55%.

I beg to move,

That provision may be made increasing the rate of the electricity generator levy to 55%.

The Chancellor has committed to doing what she can to support families and businesses to be responsive in a changing world and responsible in the national interest. The measures before the House assist the Government in that objective.

The way that the current energy system works means that households and businesses...

The Chancellor has committed to doing what she can to support families and businesses to be responsive in a changing world and responsible in the national interest. The measures before the House assist the Government in that objective.

The way that the current energy system works means that households and businesses...

The hon. Gentleman says it was for covid, but he forgot to mention Liz Truss.

This Government’s record shows that despite that instability, our plan is working. UK GDP growth in the past two years was the second fastest in the G7. Real household disposable income per person has grown by...

The hon. Gentleman says it was for covid, but he forgot to mention Liz Truss.

This Government’s record shows that despite that instability, our plan is working. UK GDP growth in the past two years was the second fastest in the G7. Real household disposable income per person has grown by...

I thank all those who have spoken, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins) for his warm remarks. I will respond to the points made by the shadow spokespeople. I assume that this change will appear as a line item, although I would not want...

I thank all those who have spoken, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins) for his warm remarks. I will respond to the points made by the shadow spokespeople. I assume that this change will appear as a line item, although I would not want...

As the shadow Minister will know, all tax rates, thresholds and the design of tax policy are considered in the round in the run-up to Budgets. With the key policy intention of the increase in the rate, and by extension the decision to continue the policy in any form, one...

As the shadow Minister will know, all tax rates, thresholds and the design of tax policy are considered in the round in the run-up to Budgets. With the key policy intention of the increase in the rate, and by extension the decision to continue the policy in any form, one...

I am not sure. I have been in the Chief Secretary’s office in the Treasury, and there are many pictures on the wall of the countless Chief Secretaries who served under the last Government—especially towards the end, what with all the chopping and changing. However, both the Liberal Democrats and...

I am not sure. I have been in the Chief Secretary’s office in the Treasury, and there are many pictures on the wall of the countless Chief Secretaries who served under the last Government—especially towards the end, what with all the chopping and changing. However, both the Liberal Democrats and...

In March, the government announced a review of mileage rates for employees using their own vehicle for work and the self-employed who use the simplified expenses rates.

In recognition of the pressures facing drivers as a result of the effects of the Iran war, the government is today announcing the first...

In March, the government announced a review of mileage rates for employees using their own vehicle for work and the self-employed who use the simplified expenses rates.

In recognition of the pressures facing drivers as a result of the effects of the Iran war, the government is today announcing the first...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on the annual uprating of fuel duty by inflation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her policy is on the annual uprating of fuel duty by inflation.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 109143 on Business Rate: Uprating, what the evidential basis is for the business rate system raising the same amount of revenue as was forecast before the Spring Budget 2025; and what the date...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 February 2026 to Question 109143 on Business Rate: Uprating, what the evidential basis is for the business rate system raising the same amount of revenue as was forecast before the Spring Budget 2025; and what the date...