Tuesday, 28 April 2009
The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked—
What steps he is taking to assist credit unions during the economic downturn.
Pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 3 March 2009, Official Report, columns 47-8WS, on Government infrastructure investment, what assessment he has made of the implications of...
What recent assessment he has made of the trends in lending by UK banks to businesses.
How much financial obligation the Government have undertaken as a consequence of taking shareholdings in banks and building societies.
What his plans are for the future of the Government's fiscal rules.
What assessment he has made of the level of UK Government borrowing compared with those in other OECD economies.
What estimate he has made of the amount of tax that will be paid by the average UK household in 2011-12 in comparison with 2008-09.
What steps he is taking to encourage saving.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the report on the strategic review of reserves, which I am publishing today and which has been placed in the Library of the...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Please, please, may we have a statement on sixth-form funding? Many Members have expressed concern, both before and after the Easter recess, but we have not yet...
Motion for leave to introduce a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
Debate resumed (Order, 22 April). Question again proposed, That,— (1) It is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further...
Resolved, That— (1) Income tax is charged for the tax year 2009-10. (2) For that tax year— (a) the basic rate is 20%, and (b) the higher rate is 40%. And it is declared that it is...
Resolved, That— (1) For the tax year 2009-10 the amount specified in section 10(5) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (basic rate limit) is replaced with "£37,400". (2) Accordingly, section 21...
Resolved, That— (1) For the tax year 2009-10 the amount specified in section 35 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (personal allowance for those aged under 65) is replaced with "£6,475". (2)...
Question put, That— (1) Corporation tax is charged for the financial year 2010. (2) For that year the rate of corporation tax is— (a) 28% on profits of companies other than ring fence...
Question put, That— (1) For the financial year 2009 the small companies' rate is— (a) 21% on profits of companies other than ring fence profits, and (b) 19% on ring fence profits of...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made for and in connection with a supplementary charge to value added tax on supplies spanning the date on which...
Resolved, That— (1) Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003 (stamp duty land tax) has effect in relation to transactions with an effective date on or after 22 April 2009 but before 1 January 2010...
Question put , That— (1) The Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 is amended as follows. (2) In section 5 (rate of duty on spirits), for "£21.35" substitute "£22.64". (3) In section...
Resolved, That— (1) For the table in Schedule 1 to the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 substitute— Table 1. Cigarettes An amount equal to 24 per cent. of the retail price plus...
Resolved , That— (1) Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (annual rates of duty) is amended as follows. (2) In paragraph 1 (general)— (a) in sub-paragraph (2)...
Resolved , That provision may be made about the rates of vehicle excise duty on licences taken out on or after 1 April 2010.
Question put, That— (1) The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 is amended as follows. (2) In section 6(1 A) (main rates)— (a) in paragraph (a) (unleaded petrol), for "£0.5235"...
Resolved, That provision may be made amending rates of duty and rebates in the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 from 1 September 2009.
Resolved, That provision may be made about rates of air passenger duty.
Resolved, That provision may be made about landfill tax.
Resolved, That— (1) The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 is amended as follows. (2) In section 17(l)(b) (bingo duty chargeable at 15 per cent of bingo promotion profits), for "15"...
Resolved, That— (1) In section 23(2) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (amount of duty payable on amusement machine licence), for the table substitute— Table Months...
Resolved, That— (1) The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 is amended as follows. (2) Section 21 (gaming machine licences) is amended as follows. (3) Subsection (5) (excepted machines) is...
Resolved, That— (1) A person who has made a loss in a trade in the tax year. 2008-09 or 2009-10 may make a claim for relief under this Resolution if— (a) relief is available to the...
Resolved, That— (1) Section 393A of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (losses: set off against profits of same or earlier accounting period) has effect in relation to any loss to...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about agreements to forgo tax reliefs.
Resolved, That provision may be made amending Part 14 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending, or making amendments connected with, the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about group relief.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made for and in connection with reliefs and allowances in respect of expenditure on cars and motor cycles.
Resolved, That— (1) Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (interest) is amended as follows. (2) In section 369(2) (list of provisions extending what is...
Resolved, That the provision may be made about the treatment for the purposes of corporation tax of dividends and other distributions.
Resolved, That provision may be made about the treatment for the purposes of corporation tax of financing costs of companies that are members of a group.
Resolved, That provision may be made about controlled foreign companies.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about foreign currency accounting.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about offshore funds and participants in offshore funds, including provision defining what is meant by an...
Resolved, That provision may be made about income tax credits for foreign distributions.
Resolved, That provision may be made for and in connection with the amendment of Parts 5, 6 and 7 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009.
Resolved, That provision may be made enabling dividends of investment trusts to be treated as payments of interest.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about insurance companies.
Resolved, That provision may be made about returns which are economically equivalent to interest.
Resolved, That provision may be made about transfers of rights to receive income.
Resolved, That— (1) Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (SAYE interest) is amended as follows. (2) In section 705 (certification of...
Resolved, That provision may be made about the remittance basis of taxation.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about double taxation relief.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about— (a) relief for interest on loans, and (b) manufactured interest.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2006.
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about leases of plant or machinery (including films).
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made amending Part 4 of the Finance Act 2006.
Resolved, That— (1) The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 is amended as follows. (2) In section 346 (deduction for employee liabilities), after subsection (2) insert— "(2A)...
Resolved, That— (1) In section 128 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (employment loss relief against general income), after subsection (5) insert— "(5 A) No claim may be made in respect of...
Resolved, That provision (including provision having retrospective effect) may be made about losses under Chapter 9 of Part 4 of the Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005.
Resolved, That provision may be made amending Part 8 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009.
Resolved, That provision may be made about the calculation of the cost of providing living accommodation in cases involving lease premiums.
Resolved, That provision may be made for and in connection with a special annual allowance charge in respect of pensions.
Resolved, That provision may be made about the financial assistance scheme provided for by regulations under section 286 of the Pensions Act 2004.
Resolved, That provision may be made about interventions under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in relation to insurance in connection with registered pension schemes.
Resolved, That provision may be made for determining, and otherwise in connection with, the place of supply of services for the purposes of value added tax.
Resolved, That provision may be made amending section 39 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994.
Resolved, That— (1) Section 74 of the Finance Act 2003 (collective enfranchisement by leaseholders) is amended as follows. (2) For subsection (1) substitute— "(1) This section applies...
Resolved, That— (1) In Schedule 9 to the Finance Act 2003 (stamp duty land tax: right to buy etc), insert at the end— " Rent to shared ownership lease: charge to tax 13 (1) The...
Resolved, That provision may be made about the taxation of ring fence trades.
Resolved, That provision may be made about petroleum revenue tax.
Resolved, That provision may be made for and in connection with the recovery of overpaid tax.
Resolved, That— (1) Group 4 of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (exemptions: betting, gaming and lotteries) is amended as follows. (2) In Note (1), omit paragraph (b) (granting of...
Resolved, That— (1) The Finance Act 1997 is amended as follows. (2) Section 10 (gaming duty) is amended as follows. (3) For subsection (2) substitute— "(2) Subject as follows, this...
Resolved, That— (1) The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 is amended as follows. (2) In section 17 (bingo duty), after subsection (2) insert— "(2A) Bingo duty is not charged on the...
Resolved, That provision may be made about reduced-rate supplies for the purposes of climate change levy.
Resolved, That provision may be made in connection with alternative finance investment bonds.
Resolved, That provision may be made about the tax consequences of building societies, friendly societies and industrial and provident societies transferring business, merging or demutualising.
Resolved, That provision may be made for the payment into the Consolidated Fund of the surplus funds held by the National Debt Commissioners by virtue of section 17 of the National Savings Bank...
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise any incidental or consequential charges to any duty i or tax (including charges having retrospective effect) that may arise from provisions designed in...
Resolved, That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters that may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may...
Presentation and First Reading Mr. Stephen Timms accordingly presented a Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Order, 23 April, and Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That this House authorises the Secretary of State to undertake to pay, and to pay by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, in respect of the Trade...
That the draft Housing (Replacement of Terminated Tenancies) (Successor Landlords) (England) Order 2009, which was laid before this House on 19 March, be approved. —(Helen Goodman.)...
That the draft Freedom of Information (Time for Compliance with Request) Regulations 2009, which were laid before this House on 26 March, be approved. —(Helen Goodman.) Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 119(11)),
That this House takes note of European Union Documents Nos. 16940/08 and 16941/08, Commission Communication on Eastern Partnership and the accompanying Staff Working Document; and endorses the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —(Helen Goodman.)
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