Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Consideration of Bill, as amended, opposed and deferred until Tuesday 19 March ( Standing Order No. 20).
The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked—
What recent assessment he has made of the UK’s business competitiveness.
What recent assessment he has made of the UK’s credit rating; and if he will make a statement.
What progress he has made on supporting victims of interest rate swap mis-selling.
What steps he has taken to increase the amount of (a) lending and (b) equity financing to the real economy.
What recent estimate he has made of unemployment levels in Halifax.
What recent assessment he has made of progress on the Government’s target of public sector net debt falling as a share of GDP in 2015-16.
What assessment he has made of the effect on child poverty of his changes to the uprating of tax credits and other payments announced in the autumn statement.
What plans he has to increase corporation tax payments in the UK by large multinational companies; and if he will make a statement.
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of alcohol duty and fuel duty on the cost of living and household budgets.
What recent estimate he has made of the extent to which the rate of increase of average earnings has kept in line with the rate of consumer price inflation.
What estimate he has made of what the annual value of his planned reduction in the additional rate of income tax to 45% would be to a person earning £1 million a year.
What progress his Department has made on ending the abuse of tax avoidance schemes.
What recent progress has been made on implementing the national infrastructure plan.
What assessment he has made of the effect of measures he announced in the 2010 and 2011 Budgets.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Motion for leave to bring in a Bill ( Standing Order No. 23)
I inform the House that I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister.
[Relevant documents: The Fifth Report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, on Apprenticeships, HC 83, and the Government response HC 899.]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Orders Nos. 59(3) and 90(5),That the Bill be now read a Second time. Question agreed to. Bill accordingly read a Second time; to stand committed...
Ordered, That the Public Bill Committee to which the Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill [Lords] is committed shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.—(Anne...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith ( Standing Order No. 118(6)),
That the draft Local Government Finance Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 10 January, be approved. —(Anne Milton.) Question agreed to....
That the draft Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 21 January, be approved.—(Anne Milton.) The Deputy Speaker’s opinion as to the decision of...
That the draft Damages-Based Agreements Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 21 January, be approved.
That the draft Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Consequential Provisions: Primary Legislation) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 14 February, be approved.
That the draft Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 4 February, be approved . That the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment...
That the draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 7 February, be approved. That the draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern...
That the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Levy and Safety Net) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 14 February, be approved.—(Anne Milton.) The Deputy Speaker’s opinion...
That the draft Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.
That the draft Electoral Registration (Disclosure of Electoral Registers) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 25 February, be approved. That the draft Electoral Registration...
That the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 25 February, be approved.—(Anne Milton.) Question agreed to. Motion made, and...
That the draft Tax Credits Up-rating, etc. Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 7 February, be approved.—(Anne Milton.) The Deputy Speaker’s opinion as to the...
I rise to present a petition signed by hundreds of my constituents, who, like me, are concerned about the increasing number of food banks up and down the country and about the fact that the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Anne Milton.)
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