Clause 12 - Fuel substitutes

Finance Bill

Public Bill Committees, 6 May 2004, 3:00 pm

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Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

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Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester, Conservative)

I have one brief question. It seems that the Minister will explain the measure to the Committee so I shall not do so. Is it an EU requirement that we pass the clause? The issue is a minor, technical one.

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Mr John Healey (Economic Secretary, HM Treasury; Wentworth, Labour)

The clause makes a necessary technical amendment to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979. It is not a requirement of the European Union that we do so. The purpose of the clause is to ensure the agreement of all Finance Bill provisions relating to biofuels. It is a necessary change to ensure consistency in the application of duty charges on fuels and it takes into account the current and future development of new fuels.

Question put and agreed to.

Clause 12 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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