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Written Question
Sanitary Protection: VAT
Monday 3rd February 2020

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has for the future of the Tampon Tax Fund.

Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

The Government has committed to continuing the Tampon Tax Fund until the UK is legally able to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products. During the transition period, the UK’s VAT regime will continue to exist within a framework set by EU legislation.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jun 2018
Windrush: 70th Anniversary

"It is a privilege to contribute to this debate and to add to all the great speeches today. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) for securing both this debate and the Speaker’s apartments for next week’s Windrush celebrations, organised in conjunction with …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jun 2018
Windrush: 70th Anniversary

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and I take his point that parties spoke about a hostile environment. The big difference is that the Prime Minister, as Home Secretary, not only spoke about it but created policies that ensured a number of people then became complicit in creating …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Feb 2018
Finance (No. 2) Bill

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

New clause 9 stands in the name of my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition and other hon. Friends.

I thank the previous Minister for Women and Equalities, the right hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening), …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Feb 2018
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"I agree that it is good to get companies to publish their pay gap information, but there are no teeth if companies fail to do so. That is a real problem that needs to be addressed. We need to tackle the gender pay gap, and there needs to be punishment …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Feb 2018
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"Again, the problem is that very few companies have actually published, and the deadline is quickly approaching.

The letter from the right hon. Member for Putney went on to say that the Treasury would complete a cumulative impact assessment. I have yet to receive confirmation of that cumulative impact assessment, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Feb 2018
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"I am sorry, but I am just coming to the end of my speech. If the Government fail to support this very reasonable new clause, more and more people will begin to question why this Government are so intent on harming and hindering women and those with protected characteristics, as …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Feb 2018
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"I want to clarify something. Equality impact assessment is part of the public sector equality duty. It looks at the implementation of policies, assesses them, and sees whether they have helped or hindered progress. That is all that equality impact assessment does. It is a good thing. It is not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Feb 2018
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"It is good governance to have a look at the impact of one’s policies on society...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Feb 2018
Finance (No. 2) Bill

"The hon. Member for Hitchin and Harpenden (Bim Afolami) is absolutely right: this new clause does highlight the difference between the Government and the Opposition. The Government are intent on taking actions, regardless of whether they help, hinder or hurt people, whereas Labour Members want to ensure that we have …..."
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