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Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 13 Mar 2024
Wales Office

Mentions:
1: Andrea Jenkyns (Con - Morley and Outwood) Will the Prime Minister commit to leaving the ECHR or, at the very least, have it in our manifesto to - Speech Link
2: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) I extend my sympathies to all those who have been affected. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Dyke (LD - Somerton and Frome) a robust strategic business case to the Government in July 2022 for the reopening of a train station - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Budget Resolutions - Tue 12 Mar 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) In the Lakes, 63% of hospitality businesses are not at capacity because they do not have the staff. - Speech Link
2: Jane Hunt (Con - Loughborough) I would be interested to hear from him whether the remit of that centre will extend to looking at ways - Speech Link
3: George Galloway (WPB - Rochdale) I have no animus against the Mayor—quite the contrary, at least until recent weeks—but he has to understand - Speech Link
4: James Wild (Con - North West Norfolk) an increase in the VAT threshold for small firms. - Speech Link
5: Alan Brown (SNP - Kilmarnock and Loudoun) the contracts for difference process was at least a success for deployment of renewable energy. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Budget Resolutions - Mon 11 Mar 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lucy Frazer (Con - South East Cambridgeshire) Germany’s is at 39.3%, France’s is at 46.1% and Italy’s is at 42.9%, based on 2022 figures. - Speech Link
2: James Davies (Con - Vale of Clwyd) north Wales growth deal; funding for grassroots sport; and the commitment of at least £1 billion to - Speech Link
3: Ranil Jayawardena (Con - North East Hampshire) Friends on the Treasury Bench to think further at the next fiscal event about scrapping or at least cutting - Speech Link
4: Anna Firth (Con - Southend West) Taken with our action at the autumn statement to extend the 75% business rates relief for retail, hospitality - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Budget Resolutions - Thu 07 Mar 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Holly Lynch (Lab - Halifax) and their families had at least some food on the table. - Speech Link
2: Danny Kruger (Con - Devizes) Does she agree that at least our party has a plan to reduce legal migration substantially in the years - Speech Link
3: Matt Western (Lab - Warwick and Leamington) The Chancellor’s increase in the threshold at which small businesses have to register for VAT does not - Speech Link
4: Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con - The Cotswolds) In 2022, spending by visitors from the Gulf Co-operation Council states in Britain was only at 65% of - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Finance Bill
Report stage - Mon 05 Feb 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Nigel Huddleston (Con - Mid Worcestershire) For temporary double claims, the R&D credit will go to the claimant in the old system until both - Speech Link
2: John Redwood (Con - Wokingham) very sharp decline represents at least a £30 billion loss to our system, in that it now costs at least - Speech Link
3: Anthony Mangnall (Con - Totnes) done for the creative industries through a VAT reduction.I support the Government amendments to the - Speech Link
4: Harriett Baldwin (Con - West Worcestershire) In fact, the word is that HMRC will not be able to put that in place until at least the next tax year - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Hospitality Sector: Fiscal Support - Wed 31 Jan 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Steve Double (Con - St Austell and Newquay) one in three households across Cornwall derive at least some of their income from hospitality throughout - Speech Link
2: Tobias Ellwood (Con - Bournemouth East) What saved many businesses in the hospitality sector was reducing VAT to 5% for food, drink, accommodation - Speech Link
3: Nigel Huddleston (Con - Mid Worcestershire) to extend those reliefs. - Speech Link
4: Alyn Smith (SNP - Stirling) Whether we are talking about a VAT cut to 5% or 10%, there is unity for a cut. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 16 Jan 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Andrew Bowie (Con - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) country’s least energy-efficient homes, saving them £300 to £400 each year by March 2026. - Speech Link
2: Alex Cunningham (Lab - Stockton North) High energy costs mean that it is cheaper to import many of the goods that until now we have made at - Speech Link
3: Vicky Ford (Con - Chelmsford) Those who live in houses with driveways pay just 5% VAT when they charge their cars at home, but those - Speech Link
4: Amanda Solloway (Con - Derby North) There are things that we can do, such as blend and extend, and we are looking at the brokers, and ensuring - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Finance Bill
Committee of the whole House - Wed 10 Jan 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Maggie Throup (Con - Erewash) For example, does it extend to IT equipment? - Speech Link
2: None For example, £5 billion of tax revenue was protected in just five VAT cases with the support of such - Speech Link
3: Mike Penning (Con - Hemel Hempstead) because of dyslexia: there is no VAT on books, but the Treasury apply VAT at 5% to audiobooks. - Speech Link
4: None us see whether they can live up to a tiny amount in the form of a VAT cut for the tourism and hospitality - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Autumn Statement 2023 - Wed 29 Nov 2023
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con - Life peer) The Government are extending the 75% business rate discount for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses - Speech Link
2: Lord Howarth of Newport (Lab - Life peer) VAT at 5% on domestic gas and electricity use, like the freezing of fuel duty and the tax treatment of - Speech Link
3: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) at least seen a lot in life. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Featherstone (LD - Life peer) The Association of Independent Festivals was disappointed that the reduction to 5% VAT on ticket sales - Speech Link
5: Baroness Kramer (LD - Life peer) is the measure, is economic stagnation for at least the next five years. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Autumn Statement Resolutions - Mon 27 Nov 2023
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Eleanor Laing (Con - Epping Forest) at least the next two speeches, and preferably for the majority of the debate. - Speech Link
2: Tobias Ellwood (Con - Bournemouth East) , with a permanent reduction in VAT for tourism. - Speech Link
3: Steve Double (Con - St Austell and Newquay) I encourage him to use his new position to influence the Treasury to look again at cutting VAT for tourism - Speech Link