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Orders of the Day: New Clause 19 — Power to remove or reduce burdens (15 May 2006)

Mark Fisher: ...such matters, recognise that the balance of power has shifted enormously. The Bill seemed to be the most dramatic and horrific example of that. Had it gone through unamended, it would have totally changed the balance and nature of our parliamentary system. Indeed, it would have neutered large parts of it. New clause 19 is important because it is the one hand against that trend. I...

Orders of the Day: New Clause 19 — Power to remove or reduce burdens (15 May 2006)

Mark Fisher: While my hon. Friend is on the issue of barriers to productivity, will he return to the point made by the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke) about taxation and the climate change levy? Many companies see that levy as a barrier to productivity. In answering the right hon. and learned Gentleman, my hon. Friend referred to clause 5, which is about precluding taxation, but...

Business of the House (4 Nov 1999)

Mr Mark Fisher: Will my right hon. Friend find time for a debate in Government time on the climate change levy before the Government conclude their consultations with industry on that matter, and announce the final shape of the levy? Such a debate would allow all parts of the House to contribute—or to make a final contribution—to the consultation process, and to discuss the persuasive argument...

Climate Change (27 Oct 1999)

Mr Mark Fisher: I congratulate the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Mr. Brake) on initiating a further debate on this important issue. Like other hon. Members, I welcome the general intention behind the climate change levy and what the Government are seeking to achieve, but can my hon. Friend the Minister ensure that the way in which the Government put these proposals into practice does not...

The Arts (5 May 1994)

Mr Mark Fisher: ..., theatres and opera companies. Had the hon. Gentleman remained awake he would have realised that. The Secretary of State cannot get away with saying that he has to cut in relation to the economic climate. He should be fighting for his new Department's funding; moreover, as he said only too clearly, he has been able to find money for other important works. I do not dispute the fact that...

The Arts (20 May 1988)

Mr Mark Fisher: I have given way to the hon. Gentleman already. The Minister is missing the obvious because he does not allow himself to see it. A retail revolution is changing the centres of all our cities, and our inner cities are being redeveloped. Local authorities understand that the arts are an anchor element in that redevelopment. They are a key element, whether in Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester...

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Abolition of National Insurance Surcharge (3 May 1984)

Mr Mark Fisher: ...because the number of runs scored is divided between fewer batsmen. Similarly, by reducing the work force, productivity appears to increase. However, real productivity and competitiveness have not changed much. 5.30 pm During the past four years the Government have made a concerted attack in the name of productivity and competitiveness on labour-intensive industries. With the withdrawal...

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Corporation Tax for Financial Years 1983 to 1986: Charge Rates and Consequential Provisions (1 May 1984)

Mr Mark Fisher: As my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Sparkbrook (Mr. Hattersley) said, the most curious thing about the change is the fact that the Chancellor chose to justify it by saying that he desired to eliminate tax inconsistencies made by artificial and external tax structures and anomalies in the tax system. However, the Chancellor is creating greater inconsistencies and anomalies, not...