Finance Bill

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

New clause 12—Report on the impac...

To those with little knowledge of Scottish limited partnerships, it may seem strange that I rise ...

I hope that the hon. Gentleman will forgive me if I missed him saying this, but I do not think I ...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Technically, the SLPs are registered in Scotland...

The hon. Gentleman is making the powerful case that some SLPs are being used for criminal or mone...

It is certainly a very important issue, but I think it would be better if we could get the Govern...

In speaking to amendment 145 today, I am grateful for the chance once again to put the case that ...

Does the issue not go further than that? Our constituents’ money generates the revenues and there...

I congratulate the hon. and learned Gentleman, who is a former colleague on the PAC, on his promo...

He’s still on it.

The Chair of the PAC has corrected me. The hon. and learned Gentleman is absolutely right; it is ...

I commend my right hon. Friend’s work on this issue over a long period of time. Does she share my...

I hope so, because transparency is an important ingredient in ensuring that the rules we apply ha...

I, too, congratulate my right hon. Friend on her sterling work in raising this issue up the agend...

I agree with my hon. Friend on that. I commend her work as the Chair of our Committee and the wor...

Is not the bigger issue: where should the profit be fairly struck? Where was the value added? Whe...

There is a debate about where best to recoup the money from those who trade and the profits they ...

My right hon. Friend knows that I support this amendment and the wonderful work she does. Does sh...

My hon. friend is right about that. As the Parliament that represents the people of this country,...

Will my right hon. Friend give way?

I will give way once more, but I am conscious that other people wish to speak.

Can my right hon. Friend confirm my understanding, or correct me if I am wrong, that what she is ...

That is correct.

I was hopeful for my June amendment, because since the 2015 general electi...

I do not intend to detain the House for an unduly lengthy period of time, because I know that eve...

I remind my hon. Friend that I did not mention the word “Apple” and I expressed no view on Apple’...

I stand corrected by my right hon. Friend. It is not a question of Apple; it is a question of gen...

I agree with the points that the hon. Gentleman makes, but can he confirm my understanding that i...

The key issue is that we did know. As I recall, Apple had to report the situation in some investi...

The hon. Gentleman is making an incredibly powerful speech about the reasons for tax transparency...

That is a very powerful point. This is why transparency matters. If people know that they are bei...

As a Conservative, I believe that taxes, whether direct or indirect, need to be kept as low as po...

Of course, the Opposition want international action, we want international co-operation and we wa...

The hon. Gentleman makes a valid point, but we should also recognise, as I am sure he will, the p...

I remind the House that I have declared in the register of interests that I am a registered inves...

I will speak to a number of amendments in my name and those of my hon. Friends. New clause 12 wou...

Does not new clause 13 expose the idiocy of closing HMRC offices, as the Government are planning ...

The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. The report is intended to highlight any deficiencies ...

It has been a wide-ranging and at times passionate debate. I shall address the Government amendme...

I thank the Minister for the Treasury’s decision to support my amendment. I hope we can work toge...

Indeed. We have seen, in other areas where we have shown leadership, how much can happen in a ver...

It is not entirely clear. Will the Minister let us know whether she will support the inclusion of...

As I have just laid out, consultation is under way, which provides an opportunity to look at thos...

Does the hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Roger Mullin) wish to respond, which he is pe...

A few words, Mr Speaker. I merely wish to say that I am incredibly disappointed that the Governme...

That was a commendably pithy speech from the hon. Gentleman, for which I think the House is almos...

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following:

Amendment 140, in clause 125, pag...

It is a pleasure to open this debate by speaking to new clause 4 and amendments 140 and 144. I th...

I thank the hon. Member for Dewsbury (Paula Sherriff) for tabling her amendments, for speaking to...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for the support he has given to the campaign and for his research, in ...

I fully accept what the hon. Lady says. This whole saga illustrates the frustration that many of ...

Did my hon. Friend note that in the consultation document that the EU issued, not only did it not...

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It sounds wonderful, does it not, Mr Speaker: an EU VAT...

I promise that I will speak only briefly, because I know that everybody is keen to get away.

Having breastfed my children, I well know that circumstance and how it can arise. This points to ...

I absolutely agree with my colleague. If we are to encourage breastfeeding and to make it as acce...

I rise to support amendments 142 and 144 and new clause 4, in the name of my hon. Friend the Memb...

rose—

I am conscious that we are trying to make progress, so I am afraid that I will not take any inter...

I rise in 2016 to resume a debate that I first started with some college friends in 1986; I did n...

I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.

Clause, by leave, withdrawn.