Rates of Tobacco Products Duty

Part of Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill – in the House of Commons at 8:45 pm on 28 April 1998.

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Photo of David Heathcoat-Amory David Heathcoat-Amory Conservative, Wells 8:45, 28 April 1998

The hon. Gentleman has not contributed to the debate, and I do not propose to give way to him. In any case, it is not from the hon. Gentleman that I shall get an answer to the following question, because he is not in a position to give one. When do the Government intend to fulfil their pre-election promise, on which the hon. Gentleman and others stood, to undertake an investigation of this issue and publish the results? Until that happens, we shall conclude that the clause is revenue-driven. I urge the Committee to accept our amendment.