(Except Clauses 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 22, 42, 56, 57, 124, 130 to 135, 138, 139, 148 and 184 and Schedules 5, 6, 19 and 25, and any new Clauses and Schedules tabled by Friday 9th May 2003 relating to excise duty on spirits or R&D tax credits for oil exploration.)
Finance Bill
12:00 pm
Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield, Conservative)
Before I call the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs, may I tell the Committee that the Chairman has maintained his weight loss? To show that I have been there, I am prepared to give the Government spokesman, the spokesman for the official Opposition and the Liberal Democrat spokesman some sugar-free fruit gums with sweeteners, courtesy of WeightWatchers.