House of Commons debates
Tuesday, 11 September 2012

• Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury
  The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked—
  • Tax Avoidance (12 speeches)
    What steps he is taking to tackle tax avoidance.
  • Infrastructure (19 speeches, 1 annotation)
    What recent steps he has taken to support nationally important infrastructure projects.
  • Pensioner Tax Allowances (6 speeches)
    What recent estimate he has made of the effect on pensioners of plans to end age-related tax allowances.
  • Public Sector Borrowing (10 speeches)
    What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the public sector net borrowing figures in the current fiscal year.
  • Household Expenditure (11 speeches)
    What steps he has taken to help households with their cost of living.
  • Beer Duty (4 speeches)
    What assessment he has made of the effect on pubs of the continuation of the beer duty escalator.
  • Tax Simplification (6 speeches)
    What steps he is taking to simplify the tax system.
  • Market Interest Rates (6 speeches)
    What plans he has to maintain low market interest rates.
  • VAT (Retail Sector) (6 speeches)
    What estimate he has made of the effect of the level of VAT on the retail sector in the last 12 months.
  • Air Passenger Duty (11 speeches)
    If he will commission research to determine the effect of air passenger duty on UK holidaymakers, employment and economic growth.
  • Families with Children (Tax and Benefits) (12 speeches)
    What assessment he has made of the effect on families with children of the tax and benefit changes made in 2012-13.
  • Personal Allowances (6 speeches)
    What assessment he has made of the effect on the cost of living of the increase in the personal allowance.
  • Cost of Credit (8 speeches)
    What steps the Government have taken to reduce the cost of credit to the real economy.
  • Topical Questions (44 speeches)
    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
• Point of Order (2 speeches)
  On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Last night we secured today’s Opposition day motion on tuition fees with barely 20 minutes left before the House adjourned. Not only was that a discourtesy...
• NHS Audit Requirements (Foreign Nationals) (1 speech, 1 annotation)
  Motion for leave to bring in a Bill (Standing Order No. 23 )
• Opposition Day — [6th Allotted Day] (0 speeches)
  • Universal Credit and Welfare Reform (169 speeches)
    I beg to move, That this House notes that the Universal Credit is late and over budget; recognises that there is widespread unease surrounding the implementation of the £2 billion...
  • Higher and Further Education (161 speeches, 1 annotation)
    We now come to the second debate. I have to announce that the Speaker has selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister.
  • Business without Debate (0 speeches)
• European Union Documents (0 speeches)
  Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 119(11)),
• Eurodac (0 speeches)
  That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 10638/12, relating to a draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of ‘EURODAC’ for...
  • EU Readmission Agreement with Turkey (0 speeches)
    That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 11720/12, a draft Council Decision concerning the signing of the Agreement between the European Union and Turkey on the readmission of...
• Petition — Post Office facilities (Bargeddie) (1 speech)
  It is a privilege for me to present this petition on behalf of my constituents, who wish to see in the village of Bargeddie both existing postal services maintained and additional ones in due...
• Wayne Moore (8 speeches)
  Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Karen Bradley.)