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Public Bill Committees
Finance Bill (Sixth sitting) - Thu 07 Jul 2016
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Damian Hinds (CON - East Hampshire) Clause 138 makes changes to vehicle excise duty rates for cars, vans and motorcycles, with effect from - Speech Link
2: None Having considered alcoholic liquor duties, we now stagger towards clause 155, with which we will consider - Speech Link
3: Damian Hinds (CON - East Hampshire) It will make the operational duties of officers of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs more effective. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Financial Statement - Wed 16 Mar 2016
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: George Osborne (CON - Tatton) Some popular drinks have as many as 13 teaspoons. - Speech Link
2: None (c) Alcoholic liquor duties (rates) (Motion no. 63.)— (Mr Osborne.)Question agreed to. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Scotch Whisky Industry - Wed 09 Mar 2016
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Patricia Gibson (SNP - North Ayrshire and Arran) If we cut excise duty, the revenues will go up, not down. - Speech Link
2: Gavin Newlands (SNP - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) What is more, with less than 9% of the EU population, UK consumers pay 25% of all EU spirit duties. - Speech Link
3: Rebecca Long Bailey (LAB - Salford and Eccles) Members raised points about excise duty. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Queen’s Speech - Wed 03 Jun 2015
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Lord Nash (CON - Life peer) commitment to have the highest employment rate of any major economy we are also introducing statutory duties - Speech Link
2: Lord Rea (LAB - Excepted Hereditary) consider bringing in regulations to restrict the sale and promotion of these obesogenic food and drinks - Speech Link
3: Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (LAB - Life peer) Most alcoholic drinks contain sugar, some in very large amounts indeed. - Speech Link


Grand Committee
Deregulation Bill - Thu 06 Nov 2014
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LDEM - Life peer) of the chief executive so that these duties will in future apply, as appropriate, to the Secretary - Speech Link
2: None In practical terms, the duties to secure the provision of facilities for education and training will - Speech Link
3: None They should be asking themselves why the drinks industry wants it. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Scotch Whisky Excise Duty - Wed 08 Jan 2014
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Gemma Doyle (LAB - West Dunbartonshire) I would not take that away from them, but we need a more coherent look at excise duty across alcohol - Speech Link
2: Baroness Morgan of Cotes (CON - Life peer) Secondly, and related to that, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs will shortly be launching its spirit drinks - Speech Link
3: Baroness Morgan of Cotes (CON - Life peer) These rises were for all alcohol duties and, as I say, were legislated for by the previous Government.This - Speech Link
4: Baroness Morgan of Cotes (CON - Life peer) Gentleman asked whether the Government had failed to consider other alcohol duties. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Morgan of Cotes (CON - Life peer) The spirits duty rate was frozen between 1998 and 2008, and during that time duty rates on other alcoholic - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Beer Duty Escalator - Thu 01 Nov 2012
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Andrew Griffiths (CON - Burton) incomes have risen, alcohol has become increasingly more affordable…In order to ensure that alcohol duties - Speech Link
2: Bob Blackman (CON - Harrow East) They offer a wide variety of drinks, including soft drinks, wines and spirits, although it is much better - Speech Link
3: Sandra Osborne (LAB - Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) drinks as part of a wider strategy to tackle the social impact of alcohol consumption. - Speech Link
4: Sandra Osborne (LAB - Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) The current duty system ensures that higher-strength drinks are the cheapest drinks available to consumers - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Finance (No. 4) Bill - Mon 16 Apr 2012
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Danny Alexander (LDEM - Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) As the report from Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise, certified by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility - Speech Link
2: George Howarth (LAB - Knowsley) which is one of the poorest in the country.Let me say a few words about minimum unit pricing for alcoholic - Speech Link
3: Charlie Elphicke (IND - Dover) not resident in the UK with anti-avoidance measures and proper tax reform, we could have lower fuel duties - Speech Link
4: Anne McGuire (LAB - Stirling) paraded here today is outweighed by the VAT rises, the changes to tax credits and the higher petrol duties - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Finance (No. 3) Bill - Mon 04 Jul 2011
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Stella Creasy (LAB - Walthamstow) For example, we could tackle problem drinking by raising taxes on high-strength alcoholic drinks. - Speech Link
2: Mark Hoban (CON - Fareham) We know that there is real concern, for example, that if we forced excise duty up too high, people would - Speech Link
3: Lindsay Hoyle (Speaker - Chorley) the United Kingdom, also taking into consideration all other direct and indirect taxes including duties - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Scotland Bill - Tue 21 Jun 2011
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Stewart Hosie (SNP - Dundee East) reservation in that regard.All excise duties are currently levied by the UK Government. - Speech Link
2: Alan Reid (LDEM - Argyll and Bute) Gentleman’s points: alcoholic drinks should be taxed on alcohol content. - Speech Link
3: None These amendments are on corporation tax, excise duties, capital borrowing and commencement. - Speech Link
4: Alan Reid (LDEM - Argyll and Bute) Britain has a certain degree of flexibility over its excise duties because it is surrounded by water. - Speech Link