Clause 85
Finance Bill
3:00 pm
Greg Hands (Shadow Minister, Treasury; Hammersmith and Fulham, Conservative)
I start by welcoming the Economic Secretary to the debate. I said at the start of the debate on clause 83 that four Ministers have been responsible for the North sea oil and gas regime since the Bill was published, but in the short space of time since then we have gone up to five. Nevertheless, I am delighted to see him in his place and look forward to hearing his views on the sector over the coming minutes.