Finance (No.2) Bill
10:30 am
Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South, Labour)
Before we proceed, I have several announcements to make. The Ways and Means and money resolutions agreed by the House and on which the Bill is founded are available in the Room. There has, apparently, been a software bug, which means that the contents pages of the Bill as printed are slightly inaccurate. If hon. Members have an inaccurate version, they may obtain new contents pages, printed separately on green paper, which are available in the Room.
In view of the resolutions of the House relating to the declaration of interests, right hon. and hon. Members are required to declare relevant interests when they table amendments as well as when they speak to them. Copies of the relevant rules are available from the Clerk.
Again, as usual with the Finance Bill, because of the quantity of paperwork, boxes are available to store papers between sittings. Hon. Members who make use of that facility should note that the filing cabinet containing the boxes will be locked when the Committee is not sitting.
The Vote Office would be very grateful if we could try not to mislay copies of the Budget documents, for the obvious reason that supplies are short and, if we keep losing them, it may be embarrassed in finding replacements.
I should, as usual, like to draw attention to the fact that adequate notice must be given of amendments. Neither my co-Chairmen nor I will, as a rule, call any standard amendments, including any starred amendments that may be reached during an afternoon sitting.
Finally, please switch off all mobile phones.