Monday, 22 March 1993
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what plans he has to meet the chairman of the Independent Television Commission to discuss the licence of Granada Television.
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what recent representations he has received about the site for the headquarters of the national lottery.
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he next intends to meet the authorities of the rugby football unions to discuss public funding for that sport.
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he expects the final decision on the form of restoration of Windsor castle to be made.
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what assessment he has made of the effect on the tourist industry in the north-west of the level of service on the west coast main line.
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the current year's revenue support grant on public library provision; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what support his Department gives to the sport of coarse fishing.
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what action he is taking to support or promote children's play and recreation other than in regard to direct and organised sporting activity;...
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what estimate he has made of the likely proceeds from the proposed national lottery which will be available for distribution to the arts,...
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what assessment his Department has made of changes in public library opening hours.
To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what consultations he has held with staff at the Sports Council concerning the creation of the United Kingdom Sports Commission and the Sports...
To ask the Attorney-General if it is his practice to review other similar cases involving any police officer convicted of concocting or giving false evidence.
To ask the Attorney-General what proportion of cases pursued by the Crown prosecution service in the magistrates courts in 1991–92 resulted in a conviction.
To ask the Attorney-General how many cases have been brought to trial by the Serious Fraud Office since its inception; and how many defendants have been convicted.
To ask the Attorney-General on how many occasions Mr. Alan Moses QC has appeared as counsel to Her Majesty's Government.
To ask the Attorney-General what submission his Department has made to the Royal Commission on criminal justice on changes to the right to silence; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on British and EC aid to Russia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance he will give Tools for Self Reliance in providing practical help to poorer countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received about the fate of Bosnian orphans; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement regarding the present level of British aid being sent to Somalia.
With permission, I should like to make a statement about the proposed new railway line between the channel tunnel and London, and about the Ashford international passenger station. I have today...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for ministerial appointments to public bodies to be subject to a Parliamentary scrutiny and confirmation process through...
Dr. Tony Wright accordingly presented a Bill to make provision for ministerial appointments to public bodies to be subject to a Parliamentary scrutiny and confirmation process through Select...
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [16 March].
Motion made, and Question proposed,That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance; but...
[Relevant documents: European Community Document No. 4683/93, the Commission's Annual Economic Report for 1993, and the draft Decision adopting the Report.]
Resolved,That, as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 16th March 1993, the rate of duty specified in section 36 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 as that section has effect apart from section...
Resolved,That— (1) In section 36(1) of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979, as substituted by section 7(1) of the Finance Act 1991, for "£10·60" there shall be substituted...
Resolved,That provision may be made amending sections 42 and 45, and repealing section 43, of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979.
Resolved,That, as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 16th March 1993, for the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1 to the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 there shall be substituted the following...
Description of wine or made-wine Rates of duty per hectolitre £ Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 2 per cent. 13·23 Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 2 per cent....
Description of wine or made-wine Rates of duty per litre of alcohol in the wine or made-wine 218·40 £ Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 22 per cent. 218·40 19·81"
Resolved,That section 58 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 may be amended.
Resolved,That provisions may be substituted for paragraphs 1 and 2 of schedule 1 to the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979.
Resolved,That, as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 16th March 1993, the rate of duty specified in section 62(l) of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 shall be increased from £21·32...
Resolved,That, as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 16th March 1993, for the Table in Schedule 1 to the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 there shall be substituted—
Resolved,That the definition of hand-rolling tobacco in the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 may be amended.
Resolved,That, as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 16th March 1993, the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 shall have effect with the following amendments— (1) In section 6(l) for...
Resolved,That provision may be made for the purposes of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 as to the methods of ascertaining or determining— (a) the volume of any substance; and(b) the...
Resolved,That provision may be made for charging excise duty on— (a) mineral oils within the meaning of the Directive of the Council of the European Communities dated 19th October 1992 No....
Resolved,That— (1) The Tables set out in section 23(1) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 shall be amended as follows— (a) in Table A for "£375" there shall be substituted...
Resolved,That provisions may be made for and in connection with the imposition of a duty of exise on the taking of tickets or chances in lotteries.
Resolved,That— (1) The Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 shall be amended as follows.(2) In Schedule 1, in the Table set out in Part II— (a) in the second column of paragraph 2 for...
Resolved,That— (1) The Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 shall he amended as follows.(2) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 4A for "£3,250" there shall be substituted "£4,250".(3) This...
Resolved,That paragraph 2 of Schedule 4A to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 may be amended in relation to licences taken out on or after a day appointed by the Secretary of State.
Resolved,That— (1) The Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 shall be amended as follows(2) In Schedule 1 for paragraph 2 there shall be substituted—2. Where a bicycle the cylinder capacity of...
Resolved,That— (1) The Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 shall be amended as follows.(2) In subsection (5) of section 16, including that subsection as set out in paragraph 12 of Part I of Schedule...
Motion made, and Question put:— That provision may be made— (a) for supplies falling within Group 7 of Schedule 5 to the Value Added Tax Act 1983 to cease to be zero-rated, and(b) as...
Resolved,That the Value Added Tax Act 1983 shall have effect in relation to supplies of goods which (disregarding section 5 of that Act) are made on or after 1st April 1993 with the insertion...
37C.—(1) Where any person makes a supply of gold to another person and that supply is a taxable supply but not a zero-rated supply, the supply shall be treated for the purposes of Schedule...
Resolved,That provision may be made authorising the modification of the Value Added Tax Act 1983 in relation to supplies of goods or services consisting in, or relating to, any precious or...
Resolved,That— (1) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 1986 and the Table B set out after that paragraph shall not have effect in relation to any case where the prescribed...
Resolved,That provision may be made amending the Value Added Tax Act 1983 in relation to cases where goods are supplied by a person who does not have an establishment in the United Kingdom and is...
Resolved,That— (1) In section 11(1)(c) of the Finance Act 1990 for "one year" there shall be substituted "six months".(2) This Resolution shall come into force on 1st April 1993 and shall...
Resolved,
Resolved,
TABLE B Cars with an original market value up to £19,250 and not having a cylinder capacity Original market value of car Age of car at end of relevant year of assessment Under 4 years 4...
TABLE A Cars with an original market value up to £19,250 and having a cylinder capacity Cylinder capacity of car in cubic centimeters Age of car at end of relevant year of assessment ...
Resolved,That the figure £75,000 shall be deemed to be the figure found for the year 1993–94, for the purposes of section 590C of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, by virtue...
Resolved,That, for the year 1993–94 and subsequent years of assessment, section 202(7) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 shall have effect with the substitution of "£900"...
Resolved,That corporation tax shall be charged for the financial year 1993 at the rate of 33 per cent.
Resolved,That for the financial year 1993– (a) the small companies' rate shall be 25 per cent., and(b) the fraction mentioned in section 13(2) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988...
Resolved,That— (1) For the year 1993–94, Schedule 6 to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 shall have effect with the substitution for Part I of the following—
Resolved,That provision may be made relating to vans available for private use.
Resolved,That provision may be made restricting interest allowable as a deduction in computing corporation tax.
Resolved,That provision may be made in relation to interest and other returns on debts owed (directly or indirectly) to companies resident in the United Kingdom by associated companies of theirs...
Resolved,That—(1) In section 355 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsections—(1A) Where, in the case of any...
Resolved,That provision may be made as to tax credits in respect of distributions and as to the rate at which other amounts are treated as having borne tax.
Resolved,That, in relation to transactions effected on or after 6th April 1993, Schedule 3 to the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 shall be amended as follows— (1) In sub-paragraph (1)...
Resolved,That provision may be made as to the operation of section 3 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 for the year 1993–94.47.
Resolved,That provision may be made for the purposes of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 in relation to persons who subscribe to a personal equity plan by transferring or renouncing...
Resolved,That provision may be made, for the purposes of the taxation of chargeable gains, in relation to debentures issued or treated as issued by one company in exchange for shares in or...
Resolved,That provision may be made amending section 179 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.
Resolved,That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending section 211 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.
Resolved,That provision (including provision having retrospect effect) may be made amending the transitional provision made in connection with sections 212 and 213 of the Taxation of Chargeable...
Resolved,That provision may be made for restricting the allowable losses that may be taken into account in computing the total profits of a company which is or has been a member of a group of...
Resolved,That section 245 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 may be amended.
Resolved,That charges (including charges by reference to past events) may be imposed by— (a) provisions about gains and losses accruing from fluctuations in exchange rates;(b) provisions...
Resolved,That provision may be made about currencies to be used in calculating profits and losses for corporation tax purposes.
Resolved,That provision may be made about trustees, companies and other persons not resident in the United Kingdom.
Resolved,That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made in relation to overseas life insurance companies.
Resolved,That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about Lloyd's underwriters.
Resolved,That provision may be made about authorised Lloyd's underwriting agents.
Resolved,That provision may be made in relation to contributions by employers under approved retirement benefit schemes.
Resolved,That provision may be made about approved share option schemes.
Resolved,That provision may be made for restricting entitlement to relief under Chapter III of Part VII of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Resolved,That provision may be made amending section 829 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.
Resolved,That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending the Capital Allowances Act 1990.
Motion made, and Question put:— That provision may be made reducing the rate of petroleum revenue tax to 50 per cent. and making other modifications of that tax.
Resolved,That provision may be made— (a) amending section 8 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984;(b) as to the operation of subsection (1) of that section as regards chargeable transfers made in...
Resolved,That the following provisions shall have effect for the period beginning 23rd March 1993 and ending 31 days after the earliest of the dates mentioned in section 50(2) of the Finance Act...
Resolved,That provision may be made about stamp duty with regard to any case where there is an exercise of the right to acquire on rent to mortgage terms (in England and Wales) or to purchase by...
Resolved,That it is expedient to authorise any incidental or consequential charges to any duty or tax (including charges having retrospective effect) which may arise from provisions designed in...
Resolved,That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters which may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may...
Resolved,That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters which may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may...
Resolved,That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters which may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may...
Queen's Recommendation havng been signified—
Mr. Stephen Dorrell accordingly presented a Bill to grant certain duties, to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with...
With permission, I shall put together the motions relating to statutory instruments.
That the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 1993, which were laid before this House on 26th February, be approved.
That the draft Asian Development Bank (Fifth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund and Second Regularized Replenishment of the Technical Assistance Special Fund) Order 1993, which was laid...
That the draft International Finance Corporation (1991 General Capital Increase) Order 1993, which was laid before this House on 1st March, be approved.
That the draft Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993, which were laid before this House on 2nd March, be approved.
That the draftChild Benefit and Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1993, which were laid before this House on 2nd March, be approved.
That the draft Chessington Computer Centre Trading Fund Order 1993, which was laid before this House on 2nd March, be approved.—[Mr. Wood.]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(9) (European Standing Committees.).
That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos. 7150/92, 7945/92, 8365/92, 8409/92, 10528/92 and 11236/92, relating to the imposition of trade sanctions against Serbia and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Wood.]
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