(Except clauses 3, 5, 6, 15, 21, 49, 90 and 117 and new clauses amending section 74 of the Finance Act 2003)
Finance Bill
10:30 am
Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield, Conservative)
May I welcome members on both sides of the Committee to the first sitting of the Finance Bill 2008. I am confident that it will be a well ordered and constructive Committee, with no wasting of time and maximum positive involvement so that all matters relating to the Bill that are of particular concern to the Opposition parties are debated.
I want to outline one or two domestic Committee arrangements. Members may, with the permission of the Chairman, remove their jackets if they so wish. Will they please all ensure that electronic devices, mobile phones and pagers are turned off or are switched to silent mode during sittings? I must confess that, if they go off and I identify the hon. Member, and that person seeks to be called, I shall be inclined to use a Nelson—and turn a blind eye. I remind hon. Members that adequate notice should be given of amendments. As a general rule, I and my fellow Chairmen do not intend to call starred amendments, including any that might be reached during an afternoon sitting.