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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Nov 2017
Tax Avoidance and Evasion

"I would like to ask the right hon. Lady why her family firm, Stemcor, is famous for paying virtually no tax...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Nov 2017
Tax Avoidance and Evasion

"Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I did not expect to be called so early.

I am a little at a loss about what we are trying to achieve here: is this about tax evasion or is it about offshore companies? The reality is that offshore companies are legal entities, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Nov 2017
Tax Avoidance and Evasion

"Will the hon. Lady give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Apr 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"In my constituency I held a public consultation on creating an enterprise zone or a business park. The Labour county council has blocked it considerably and constantly. Would my right hon. Friend the Chancellor like to come to my constituency and listen to what my constituents are saying about having …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Mar 2017
Class 4 National Insurance Contributions

"I was self-employed for 27 years before I came into this House, and I have campaigned long and hard for the abolition of class 2. My hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) said that this is a tax cut, which it is. Will the Chancellor allude to …..."
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Written Question
VAT
Tuesday 31st January 2017

Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new businesses registered for VAT in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2011-12 and (e) 2010-11.

Answered by Jane Ellison

HM Revenue and Customs publishes the number of new businesses registered for VAT in the statistical bulletin on VAT. This can be found at:

https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx

Written Question
VAT
Friday 27th January 2017

Asked by: David Morris (Conservative - Morecambe and Lunesdale)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who registered for and paid VAT in the financial year 2013-14 also paid VAT in the financial year 2014-15.

Answered by Jane Ellison

At the end of 2013-14, there were two million traders registered for VAT. Of those, it is estimated that there was a total of approximately one hundred thousand traders which first registered for and paid VAT in the financial year 2013-14 and also paid VAT in the financial year 2014-15.

Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 25 Jan 2017
Palace of Westminster: Restoration and Renewal

"I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. On the subject of asbestos, I walk around the estate all the time seeing the little “a” stickers everywhere. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that, if we stay in the building over the period of renovation, asbestos is a health hazard …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Oct 2016
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons

"Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the same could be said of the Labour party and the unions?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 19 Oct 2016
House of Lords Reform and Size of the House of Commons

"I am going to do something very brave and propose a solution to the problem down the corridor. I do not want to get rid of any of the lords, so I will not vote for this motion. Without wanting to be controversial, I have a bloodless solution. If we …..."
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