House of Commons debates
Wednesday, 7 July 2004
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales
The Secretary of State was asked—
- Objective 1 Payments (6 speeches)
What recent discussions he has had with Her Majesty's Treasury on matching the funds of objective 1 payments.
- National Assembly for Wales (13 speeches)
What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of the National Assembly for Wales on the devolution of further powers to the Assembly.
- Dee Estuary (6 speeches)
What discussions he has had with the First Secretary regarding the necessity of dredging the Dee estuary.
- Health Spending (14 speeches)
When he last discussed with his Cabinet and Welsh Assembly colleagues the per capita level of health spending in Wales.
- Dentistry (11 speeches)
What recent discussions he has had with National Assembly for Wales Ministers on funding for dentistry in Wales.
- BBC Wales (8 speeches)
What discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on the future of BBC Wales in relation to renewal of the BBC charter.
- Performance Data (4 speeches)
What discussions he has had with National Assembly for Wales Ministers about the implications for local authorities in Wales of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, concerning the publication of...
- Entrepreneurs (4 speeches)
What steps he is taking to help entrepreneurs in Wales.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister
The Prime Minister was asked—
- Engagements (55 speeches, 1 annotation)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 7 July.
- Domestic Tradable Quotas (Carbon Emissions) (1 speech)
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to introduce a domestic trading scheme for carbon emissions; to set a national ceiling for carbon emissions; and for connected purposes. The...
- Domestic Tradable Quotas (Carbon Emissions) (2 speeches)
Mr. Colin Challen accordingly presented a Bill to introduce a domestic trading scheme for carbon emissions; to set a national ceiling for carbon emissions; and for connected purposes: And the...
- Orders of the Day — Finance Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] (0 speeches)
As amended in the Committee and in the Standing Committee, further considered.
- Clause 5 — Rates (37 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 16, in page 4, line 24, at beginning insert 'Subject to the provisions of subsection (7).'.
- Clause 28 — The non-corporate distribution rate (6 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 38, in page 23, line 26, leave out '19%' and insert '5%'. My hon. Friend the Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) spoke on this subject at some length in Committee, and I...
- Clause 29 — Special rates of tax applicable to trusts (7 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 224, in page 23, line 40, at end insert— '(5) This section shall not apply to the income of a settlement in any year of assessment if the trustees of the...
- Clause 30 — Provision not at arm's length: transactions between UK taxpayers etc. (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 71, in page 24, line 10, at end insert '; and (c) at the end of the paragraph insert— "(7) In determining for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) above the amount that...
- Clause 44 — Insurance companies: transitional provisions (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 72, in page 53, line 23, at end insert '(a), (c) or (ca),'. No. 73, in page 53, line 32, after '76(1)(aa)', insert ', (a), (c) or (ca)'.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- Schedule 8 — Loan relationships: miscellaneous amendments (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 74, in page 303, line 26, leave out 'Schedule' and insert 'Chapter'. No. 75, in page 303, line 38, leave out 'Schedule' and insert 'Chapter'.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- Schedule 10 — Amendment of enactments that operate by reference to accounting practice (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 76, in page 308, line 40, after 'debit' insert '(in the case of an asset) or credit (in the case of a liability)'. No. 77, in page 308, line 42, after 'credit' insert '(in...
- Schedule 11 — Conditions for registration for gross payment (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 85, in page 333, line 42, leave out 'periods ending at a time within that period when' and insert 'the period or periods within the qualifying period during which'. No. 86,...
- Clause 67 — Registration for gross payment: appeals (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 90, in page 70, line 7, leave out 'High Court' and insert 'appropriate court. (6) In this section "the appropriate court" means— (a) in relation to England and...
- Schedule 15 — Charge to income tax on benefits received by former owner of property (68 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 356, line 20, at beginning insert 'Subject to sub-paragraph (6) below,'.
- Schedule 15 — Charge to income tax on benefits received by former owner of property (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 91, in page 362, line 30, leave out from 'time' to end of line 31 and insert— 'when— (a) the relevant property, or (b) any other property— (i) ...
- Schedule 16 — Relief where national insurance contributions met by employee (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 109, in page 372, line 18, after 'section 484(7)' insert 'of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003'.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- Clause 131 — Companies in partnership (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 110, in page 117, line 41, at end insert— '(5A) If any non-income amount is taken into account in computing a relevant profit, then for the purposes of subsection (5)...
- Clause 147 — Meaning of "pension scheme" (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 111, in page 141, line 40, leave out from 'Part' to end of line 45 and insert '"overseas pension scheme" means a pension scheme (other than a registered pension scheme)...
- Clause 162 — Pension rules (16 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 27, in page 151, line 16, leave out '70% of the basis amount for the alternatively secured pension year' and insert 'the greater of: (a) 70% of the basis amount for...
- Deferred Division (1 speech)
I must announce the result of the deferred Division on the Question of civil aviation. The Ayes were 248, the Noes were 138, so the Ayes have it. [The Division List is published at the end of...
- Finance Bill (0 speeches)
Question again proposed.
- Schedule 29 — Registered pension schemes: authorised pensions — supplementary (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 112, in page 455, line 41, at beginning insert 'For the purposes of this Part'. No. 113, in page 461, line 18, at beginning insert 'For the purposes of this...
- Clause 166 — Recognised transfers (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 114, in page 153, line 33, leave out 'recognised overseas pension scheme which is not a registered' and insert 'qualifying recognised overseas'. No. 115, in page 153, line...
- Clause 184 — Relief for contributors (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 116, in page 163, line 32, after first 'contributions"' insert ', in relation to an individual and a pension scheme,'.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- Clause 212 — Benefit crystallisation events and amounts crystallised (9 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 117, in page 184, line 16, leave out from 'an' to end of line 19 and insert 'increased annual rate which exceeds by more than the permitted margin the rate at which it...
- Clause 212 — Benefit crystallisation events and amounts crystallised (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 118, in page 184, line 44, at end insert 'qualifying'.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- Schedule 32 — Registered pension schemes: benefit crystallisation events — supplementary (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 119, in page 472, line 27, leave out from 'that' to end of line 38 and insert 'at the time when the annual rate of the individual's pension is increased there are at least 50...
- Clause 220 — Transfers from recognised overseas pension scheme: general (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 126, in page 191, line 19, leave out 'that is not a registered pension scheme'.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- Clause 228 — Cash balance arrangements: adjustments of closing value (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 127, in page 196, line 41, after 'a' insert 'qualifying'.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- Clause 232 — Defined benefits arrangements: adjustments of closing value (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 128, in page 199, line 11, after 'a' insert 'qualifying'.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- Clause 239 — Restriction of deduction for contributions by employer (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 129, in page 203, line 19, at end insert— '(c) in respect of contributions under a qualifying overseas pension scheme in respect of an individual who is a relevant...
- Clause 243 — Taxation of non-pension benefits (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 131, in page 205, line 34, after 'income)' insert— '(b) benefits chargeable to tax by virtue of Schedule (Non-UK schemes: application of certain charges) to FA 2004...
- Clause 271 — Valuation assumptions (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 132, in page 226, line 28, leave out 'and any benefits' and insert ', benefits and a date'.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- Clause 274 — Abbreviations and general index (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 133, in page 230, line 33, at end insert— 'overseas pension scheme section 147(7)'. No. 134, in page 231, line 18, at end insert— 'qualifying...
- Schedule 34 — Pension schemes etc: transitional provisions and savings (5 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 25, in page 489, line 20, leave out '25 x ARP' and insert 'the aggregate of— (a) the amount of any lump sum paid to the individual, increased from the date of...
- Schedule 36 — Schedule to be inserted as Schedule 19B to the Taxes Act 1988 (19 speeches)
I beg to move amendment No. 13, in page 522, line 9, leave out '6%' and insert '12%'.
- Schedule 37 — Stamp duty land tax and stamp duty (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 160, in page 555, line 9, at end insert ', but disregard paragraph 9(2) (deemed reduction of rent for overlap period in case of grant of further lease)'. No. 161, in page...
- Clause 292 — Claims not included in returns (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 150, in page 251, line 27, leave out 'against the' and insert 'for relief against any'. No. 151, in page 251, line 31leave out 'against the double' and insert 'for relief...
- Clause 293 — Assents and appropriations by personal representatives (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 152, in page 252, line 4, after '(3)' insert— 'Where sub-paragraph (1) does not apply because of sub-paragraph (2), the chargeable consideration for the transaction...
- Clause 294 — Charitable trusts (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 155, in page 252, line 22, at end insert— "Cases where first condition not fully met 3 (1) This paragraph applies where— (a) a land transaction is not...
- Schedule 39 — Stamp duty and land tax: application to certain partnership transactions (0 speeches)
Amendments made: No. 166, in page 572, line 25, leave out 'an interest in land' and insert 'a chargeable interest'. No. 167, in page 572, line 29, leave out 'an interest in land' and insert 'a...
- Clause 299 — Meaning of "promoter" (0 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 222, in page 254, line 39, leave out from 'of' to end of line 40.—[Dawn Primarolo.]
- New Schedule 1 — Overseas pension schemes: migrant member relief (0 speeches)
Relief for members' etc.contributions 1 (1) An individual who is a relevant migrant member of a qualifying overseas pension scheme is entitled to relief under section 184 (relief for...
- New Schedule 2 — Non-UK schemes: application of certain charges (0 speeches)
Member payment charges 1 (1) For the purposes of the member payment charges the member payment provisions apply in relation to payments made (or treated by this Part as made) to or in respect...
- Schedule 40 — Repeals (3 speeches)
Amendment made: No. 223, in page 586, line 15, leave out from beginning to '94' in line 16 and insert 'Sections 92 to'.—[Dawn Primarolo.] Order for Third Reading read.—[Queen's...
- Delegated Legislation (1 speech)
I propose to put together the Questions on motions 3 and 4. Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118(6) (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation),
- Environmental Protection (0 speeches)
That the draft Landfill (Scheme Year and Maximum Landfill Amount) Regulations 2004, which were laid before this House on 22nd June, be approved.
- Northern Ireland (0 speeches)
That the draft Dangerous Wild Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 22nd June, be approved.—[Derek Twigg.] Question agreed to. Motion made, and Question...
- Regulatory Reform (0 speeches)
That the draft Regulatory Reform (Museum of London) (Location of Premises) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 6th May, be approved.—[Derek Twigg.] Question agreed to.
- Petition — Gypsies (1 speech)
The petition that I shall present is from genuine Gypsies, who are more than pleased to be called Gypsies. It has been organised by Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group and is signed by members of 14...
- Medical Manslaughter (5 speeches)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Ainger.]
- Deferred Division — Civil Aviation (0 speeches)
That the draft Stansted Airport Aircraft Movement Limit (Revocation) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 8th June, be approved. The House divided: Ayes 248, Noes 138.
