Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.
There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Order. Before we start, there are a couple of housekeeping matters. First, hon. Members who have not already done so may, while I am in the Chair, remove their jackets. I cannot speak for Mr....
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 18, leave out subsection (1) and insert— '(1) The Treasury shall lay before Parliament on or before 31st December 2002 a report on the...
[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 1, in page 2, line 18, leave out subsection (1) and insert— '(1) The Treasury shall lay before Parliament on or before 31st December 2002 a report on the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I was expecting the Financial Secretary to speak to the clause first, because I assumed that he would wish to counter the criticism made by the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers, the trade...
[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Will the Minister explain how these provisions are consistent with European Union law and the open market? It seems to be a protectionist measure and I had assumed, perhaps naively and not being...
I beg to move amendment No. 32, in page 10, line 20, at end insert— ''( ) In paragraph 1B(b) of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22) the words 'or the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 7, page 22, line 3, at end add— '(2) In respect of that and subsequent financial years, if the retail prices index for the month of September preceding a...
I beg to move amendment No. 35, in page 22, line 5, at the beginning insert— '(1) An individual subject to income tax on profits or gains under Schedule D Case I or II shall be entitled to...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 8, in page 23, line 10, at end insert— 'or, where expenditure on the car in question is first-year qualifying expenditure within the meaning of section 45D of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 15, in page 141, line 2, at end insert— '1A At the end of that section insert— ''(10) Where tax is chargeable on any gain under this section by reason of...
I beg to move amendment No. 14, in page 24, line 35, leave out from 'payment)' to end of line 28 on page 25 and insert-- 'in step Three of paragraph 7 after ''by the worker out of those...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. Debate adjourned.—[Mr. Sutcliffe.] Adjourned accordingly at eighteen minutes to Six o'clock till Tuesday 21 May at half-past...
[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
Question proposed [16 May], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
As is evident, most of the points that we wish to raise are covered in amendments to schedule 8. The clause seeks to achieve something on which there has been extensive consultation with business...
I beg to move amendment No. 82, in page 151, line 37, leave out paragraph 5. I, too, welcome you to the Chair, Mr. Benton. I also welcome the thrust of clause 43 and schedule 8, as did the hon....
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 71, in page 173, line 31, after 'capital', insert ', preference share capital or debentures'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 30, in page 179, line 30, at end insert— 'Conditions for shares to qualify as business assets 1A (1) Paragraph 4 (conditions for shares to qualify as business...
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 30, in page 179, line 30, at end insert— 'Conditions for shares to qualify as business assets 1A (1) Paragraph 4 (conditions for shares to qualify as...
I beg to move amendment No. 12, in page 32, line 19, leave out from 'relief)' to end of line 21 and insert— 'for ''disregarding section 3(1) of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 and...
I beg to move amendment No. 65, in page 33, line 11, after 'apply', insert 'to the full gain arising on the incorporation of the business or a proportion thereof as specified in the election'....
I beg to move amendment No. 22, in page 34, line 15, leave out 'on same day' and insert 'by employees'.
I beg to move amendment No. 52, in page 37, line 15, leave out 'has' and insert 'and Schedule (set off of losses treated as accruing to settlors) to this Act have'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 25, in page 189, line 9, after 'enterprise', insert— 'or a small or medium-sized enterprise which makes an election pursuant to paragraph 16A below'.
(Except clauses 4, 19, 23, 26 to 29, 87 to 92, 131 and 134 and schedules 1, 5 and 38)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 5, in page 207, leave out lines 18 to 20 and insert— '(1) This Schedule applies to expenditure incurred on or after 1st April 2002.'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 28, in page 38, leave out from beginning of line 39 to end of line 9 on page 39 and add— '(3) Schedules 16 and 17 shall come into force on 1st April 2002. (4)...
Question proposed, That this schedule be the Sixteenth schedule to the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 69, in page 238, line 37, at end insert 'and may include a club which is incorporated'.
I beg to move amendment No. 18, in page 246, line 19, at end insert— '(ia) is a car adapted to run on road fuel gas (with an applicable CO2 emissions figure not exceeding 240 grams per...
I beg to move amendment No. 17, in page 40, leave out lines 14 and 15 and insert— '(5) General exclusion 6 shall not apply to expenditure incurred on or after 17th April 2002.'. Again,...
I beg to move amendment No. 99, in page 40, line 21, after 'first-year', insert 'and writing-down'.
[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 99, in page 40, line 21, after 'first-year', insert 'and writing-down'.—[Mr. Chope.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
Amendments made: No. 94, in page 251, line 4, leave out 'within the relevant period'. No. 95, in page 251, line 6, leave out 'not' and insert 'at no time in the relevant period'. No. 96, in...
I beg to move amendment No. 112, page 41, line 43, leave out '2002' and insert '2003'. The amendment is probing and asks whether the Government are satisfied from their discussion with the...
I beg to move amendment No. 179, in page 78, line 45, at end insert 'and'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 114, in page 45, line 41, at end insert— '(8A) A qualifying contract shall not be regarded as having an unallowable purpose in regard to a company where, on the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: No. 157, in page 264, line 34, after 'business' insert 'and falls within subsection (4) below'. No. 158, in page 265, line 1, after '(3)(a)' insert 'or (c)'. No. 159, in page...
Amendments made: No. 127, in page 286, line 7, leave out sub-paragraph (4). No. 128, in page 289, line 14, at end insert 'and the shares are not, within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 12 of...
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am pleased to see that you have made rapid progress during my absence.Schedule 26 Derivative contracts
I beg to move amendment No. 119, in page 324, line 31, at end insert— '(3) Nothing in this Schedule shall cause or require the recognition of income chargeable to tax by reason of any...
I beg to move amendment No. 167, in page 80, line 15, at end insert 'or for the transfer of the whole or part of a business or interest in a business carried on by him or by him and others in...
I beg to move amendment No. 182, in page 373, line 33, at end insert 'except for those assets that are subject to Part 4, paragraph 26 (Realisation of a pre-commencement asset).'.
Amendment made: No. 214, in page 442, line 26, leave out 'royalties in respect of'.—[John Healey.] Schedule 30, as amended, agreed to.
I beg to move amendment No. 185, in page 81, line 29, after 'assets', insert 'to a connected person'. The amendment has been suggested to us by the Institute of Chartered Accountants because it...
Amendments made: No. 215, in page 447, line 32, leave out to end of line 19 on page 448 and insert— 'Meaning of ''venture capital investment partnership'' 2 (1) A ''venture capital...
I beg to move amendment No. 105, in page 453, line 3, after 'effect', insert 'in the corresponding underwriting year'. The Chairman: With this we may discuss the following amendments: Government...
I beg to move amendment No. 187, in page 60, line 35, at end insert— '(1A) Section 539 (introductory) is amended as follows. (1B) In subsection (1) (scope of Chapter II of Part XIII of...
[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 187, in page 60, line 35, at end insert— '(1A) Section 539 (introductory) is amended as follows. (1B) In subsection (1) (scope of Chapter II of Part...
I beg to move amendment No. 188 in page 70, line 9, leave out '1st October 2002' and insert 'the day on which this Act is passed.'.
I beg to move amendment No. 55, in page 70, line 40, leave out 'of a royalty'.
I beg to move amendment No. 90, in page 72, line 17, leave out 'and'.
I beg to move amendment No. 193, in page 74, leave out lines 27 to 32 and insert— '(2) Any such election must be made by notice in writing to an officer of the Inland Revenue on or before...
[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 86, in page 75, line 3, after 'release', insert 'or constitutes long-form drama'.
I beg to move amendment No. 236, in page 76, line 18, at end insert— '(1A) In subsection (2)(e)(iii) of section 209 of the Taxes Act 1988 (meaning of ''distribution'') after the word...
I beg to move amendment No. 233, in page 459, line 29, after ''company'', insert— ''(irrespective of whether some or all of those shares are retained or cancelled)''.
I beg to move amendment No. 168, in page 85, line 6, after 'dwelling', insert— 'without significant expenditure being incurred on it'. I wish to make a number of points, most of which I...
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day]: That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
I beg to move amendment No. 224, in page 87, line 42, at end insert— '(9A) This section shall not apply unless the main purpose or one of the main purposes of the execution of the relevant...
I beg to move amendment No. 238, in page 462, line 22, at end insert— 'Relief not withdrawn in case of winding-up 2A (1) Section 109 does not apply if the transferee company ceases to be...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move Government amendment No. 243, in page 467, line 20, at end insert— 'Change of control due to interest of loan creditor 4A (1) Section 111 does not apply by reason of control...
I beg to move amendment No. 171, in page 90, line 12, leave out subsection (3). As members of the Committee will be aware, at present it is possible to avoid stamp duty if the documents involved...
I beg to move amendment No. 118, in page 90, line 21, leave out subsection (1) and insert— '(1) This section applies to a contract or agreement for the sale of an estate or interest in land...
I beg to move amendment No. 173, in page 91, line 33, at end insert— ''or ordinary trade debts as defined in paragraph 35(5) of Schedule 16''. What we have learnt is that goodwill is good...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
On a point of order, Mr. Benton. For the record, I wish to draw the Committee's attention to a letter that I circulated to Committee members yesterday, clarifying a statistical point that arose...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 237, in page 98, line 19, leave out from 'after', to end of line 20 and add '1st April 2002, although the reduced rate may not be applied in practice until the section...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 257, in page 100, line 21, leave out 'in Northern Ireland'.
[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [20 June]: No. 257, in page 100, line 21, to leave out the words 'in Northern Ireland'.—[Mr. Chope.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
I beg to move amendment No. 255, in page 101, line 6, at end insert— '(1) In section 17(1) of the Finance Act 2001 (c. 9) (aggregate that is exempt), at end insert ''except water''.'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 227, in page 104, line 7, leave out 'requiring' and insert 'permitting'.
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 227, in page 104, line 7, leave out 'requiring' and insert 'permitting'.—[Mr. Bercow.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
'(1) This section amends— (a) section 200 of the Taxes Act 1988 (which treats allowances paid to a Member of Parliament in respect of, among other things, expenses of visiting the national...
'.—(1) After subsection (2)(d) of section 36 of the Finance Act 1998, insert— ''(da) may make provision for members of the group of companies to elect to base this corporation tax...
'.—In each of the following provisions— (a) subsections (1)(a), (2)(a) and (3)(a) of section 80A Finance Act 1986 (changes in financial institutions), (b) subsection (3)(a of section...
'.—(1) Section 145 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (4) insert— ''(d) where employees working in a designated public...
'.—(1) In subsection (3) of section 88A of the Finance Act 1989 (lower corporation tax rate on certain insurance company profits), after ''as consists of income'', insert ''or gains''. (2)...
'. After section 6(3) of the Inheritance Taxes Act 1984 (c. 51) insert— ''(3A) A person's principal private residence is excluded property.''.'.—[Mr. Hoban.] Brought up, and read the...
''.—(1) The income for a year of assessment of an individual who in that year— (a) is in need of residential care, (b) receives such care, and (c) pays for it himself, shall, subject...
''. In subsection (2) of section 226 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984, at end add— 'Personal representatives may pay the tax out of the estate remaining after death before probate has been...
Amendments made: No. 222, in page 479, line 2, leave out paragraph (c) and insert— '(c) subsection (8).'. No. 223, in page 481, line 6, at end insert— '( ) Computation of profits...
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