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.
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
I welcome right hon. and hon. Members to the first sitting of the Finance Bill 2003. I am a tough Chairman and this will be an ordered, constructive and positive Committee. I hope that ways will...
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. 126, in clause 7, page 5, line 4, after 'one person' insert '(''the bettor'')'.
[Mr. John McWilliam in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 126, in clause 7, page 5, line 4, after 'one person' insert '(''the bettor'')'.—[Mr. George Howarth.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
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. 84, in clause 17, page 15, line 28, leave out subsections (4) and (5).
I beg to move amendment No. 86, in clause 18, page 16, line 36, after 'payable', insert 'by the supplier'.
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
I welcome all members of the Committee to this sitting. Goodish progress is being made, and I hope that that will be continued. The friendly environment that exists across the Committee is to be...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 89, in schedule 1, page 142, line 7, at end insert— '(6) Where— (a) a person who is not its issuer makes a supply of a facevalue voucher, (b) that...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
This is a small and simple measure, but it will be none the less welcome to many businesses and to members of the Committee. The Committee will know that firms from across the country routinely...
The question is that clause 23 stand part of the Bill. Mr. O'Brien rose—
Question proposed, That this schedule be the Second schedule to 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. 125, in clause 26, page 22, line 3, leave out subsection (3) The amendment is linked to clause 25, which introduces civil penalties for evasion of import and export...
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.
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
If hon. Members want to take jackets or cardigans off, they are free to do so, as I indicated earlier.Clause 34 Time limit and right to further review
I beg to move amendment No. 123, in clause 34, page 26, line 23, leave out 'given' and insert 'issued by the taxpayer'.
I beg to move amendment No. 131, in clause 35, page 27, line 13, leave out 'confirmed the decision' and insert 'varied the decision as requested by the applicant'.
I beg to move amendment No. 158, in clause 37, page 28, line 4, leave out '35' and insert '36'. Clause 37 provides for appeals against decisions by Customs and Excise to be settled by agreement....
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. 99, in clause 147, page 85, line 29, leave out 'business of the company' and insert 'company's trade'.
I beg to move amendment No. 95, in clause 149, page 89, line 15, at end insert— '(3A) Where the UK representative of a non-resident company is a person separate from that company it shall...
I beg to move amendment No. 97, in clause 150, page 90, leave out lines 5 to 7. This is a probing amendment relating to non-resident companies and the extent of charge to income tax. The clause...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 92A, in schedule 26, page 344, leave out lines 36 to 38 and insert— '(c) either— (i) the remuneration he receives in respect of the transaction for 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.
I beg to move amendment No. 9, in clause 163, page 106, line 9, at beginning insert 'or would' after the bracket.
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
[Continuation from column 164] On Resuming—
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. 135, in schedule 30, page 360, leave out lines 26 to 28 and insert— '(5) Where this section applies, the expenditure is apportioned under section 562(3)...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 136, in schedule 31, page 362, leave out lines 32 and 33 and insert - '(3) Omit paragraph (a) (person spending less than 20% of total working time on relevant...
Question proposed, That this schedule be the Thirty-Second schedule to the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 142, in schedule 33, page 376, line 8, after '(d)', insert 'subject to subsection (2E),'.
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
May I welcome all members of the Committee to the penultimate sitting before we have a short break? I regret that I will not be in the Chair this afternoon, so I wish everyone, particularly those...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 140, in schedule 34, page 398, line 17, leave out from beginning to end of line 21 and insert— '(a) one or more individuals and/or charities beneficially...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 153, in schedule 35, page 405, line 10, at end add— 'Transitional relief 6. (1) Where a person to whom a gain in respect of a policy is treated as accruing...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 13, in schedule 21, page 246, line 4, leave out from 'participants' to end of line 6 and insert 'identifying by name and national insurance number those participants...
[Mr. John McWilliam in the Chair]
Order. It is rather warm, so those hon. Members who have not already removed their jackets may do so. Ladies, as always, need not ask.
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome back from the break. I trust you are all refreshed. I have one housekeeping notice. While I am in the Chair, hon. Members may, if they wish to do so...
I beg to move amendment No. 4, in clause 43, page 30, line 7, leave out from 'provision' to end. Welcome to the Chair, Mr. Gale, after our pleasant break, during which some of us felt like GCSE...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
I bid good afternoon to all members of the Committee. I give notice that, at the Government's request, there will be a meeting of the Programming Sub-Committee at whatever time is appropriate. It...
Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
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. 5, in schedule 4, page 155, line 38, leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 156. We move to the substance of schedule 4. The amendment would remove...
[Mr. John McWilliam in the Chair]
I beg to move, That the Order of the Committee of 15th May 2003 shall be amended by the insertion at the end of paragraph (1) of the words ''and on Thursday 5th June when it shall meet only at...
Amendment proposed [3 June]: No. 6, [Mr. Prisk] in schedule 4, page 160, leave out lines 11 to 13. Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
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. John McWilliam in the Chair]
I beg to move, That the Programming Order of 15 May, as amended by the Order of 5 June, be further amended by the substitution for the Table in paragraph (2) of the following Table:— ...
Question proposed [5 June], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
I beg to move amendment No. 199, in clause 58, page 38, line 11, leave out paragraph (a).
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. 278, in clause 61, page 42, line 11, at end insert— 'Local Health Boards established under section 16BA of the NHS Act.'.
I beg to move amendment No. 192, in schedule 7, page 169, line 44, at end insert 'other than arrangements for an event falling within one of the cases set out in paragraph 4 below'. 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.
I beg to move amendment No. 286, in clause 66, page 45, line 3, leave out 'statute' and insert 'a statutory provision'.
I beg to move amendment No. 285, in clause 67, page 47, line 21, after 'constituencies', insert— '(ab) ''parliamentary constituency'' includes Assembly constituencies as defined in...
I beg to move amendment No. 204, in schedule 8, page 179, line 40, leave out 'conditions are' and insert 'condition is'.
[Mr. John McWilliam in the Chair]
Amendment made: No. 257, in schedule 8, page 179, line 40, at end insert— 'Relief under this paragraph is referred to in this Part as ''charities relief''.'.—[Mr. Boateng.]
I beg to move amendment No. 119, in clause 69, page 47, line 40, at end add— '(f) The National Museums and Galleries of Wales.'.
I beg to move amendment No. 281, in schedule 9, page 181, line 21, at end insert— '(j) the National Assembly for Wales.'.
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.
Amendments made: No. 258, in schedule 10, page 189, line 5, after 'so' insert '(''notice of enquiry'')'. No. 259, in schedule 10, page 193, line 28, leave out 'determine to the best of their...
Amendment made: No. 264, in schedule 11, page 202, line 35, after 'so', insert '(''notice of enquiry'')'.—[Mr. Boateng.] Schedule 11, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 80 to 89 ordered to...
I beg to move amendment No. 193, in clause 90, page 58, line 26, leave out '18 months' and insert '6 months'. I feel almost giddy after racing through all those clauses. It seemed that someone...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 184, in schedule 13, page 215, line 38, leave out subparagraph (2).
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 267, in clause 98, page 61, line 13, leave out ''freely and fully''.—[Mr. Boateng.] Clause 98, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 99 ordered to...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: No. 268, in clause 122, page 72, line 35, at end insert— 'acquisition relief Schedule 7, paragraph 8(1)' No. 269, in clause 122, page 72, line 41, at end...
I beg to move amendment No. 63, in clause 125, page 74, line 31, at end add 'or transactions excluded from stamp duty land tax by Part 3 of Schedule 15 to this Act'.
I beg to move amendment No. 67, in schedule 20, page 244, line 4, at end add— 'Clearance procedure 2A(1) The following provisions shall have effect where in pursuance of this Part of...
I beg to move amendment No. 68, in clause 126, page 75, line 22, leave out subsection (2).
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
It is five minutes to the hour of nine on Thursday. I welcome all Committee members to this sitting. I am sure that the Committee will continue to make excellent progress. I keep very close tabs...
I beg to move amendment No. 251, in clause 136, page 81, line 7, at end insert— '(2A) A payment equivalent to a weekly amount not exceeding twice the amount of the national minimum wage...
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. 213, in schedule 23, page 323, line 34, after 'company', insert 'or another group company'.
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
I beg to move, That the Order of the Committee of 15th May 2003, as amended by the Orders of 5th June 2003 and 10th June 2003, shall be further amended by leaving out in the second column of the...
I beg to move amendment No. 225, in schedule 23, page 324, leave out line 30.
I beg to move amendment No. 242, in clause 141, page 82, line 8, at end insert— '(1A) Section 68 of that Act (principal charges to tax) shall be amended as follows: (a) in subsection...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 244, in schedule 24, page 336, line 40, after 'asset', insert 'on trust'.
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
May I welcome hon. Members to the penultimate sitting of the Committee on the Finance Bill 2003? I am convinced that we will remain good humoured and continue to make excellent progress, but I am...
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.
The question is that clause 156 stand part of the Bill. I apologise to the Committee. I am keen that we should make progress, but I am slightly overstepping the mark, as I have selected an...
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. 247, in clause 159, page 96, line 45, leave out 'or an eligible beneficiary'. The clause is a welcome relaxation of the definition of business assets for the purpose...
I beg to move amendment No. 249, in clause 161, page 100, line 18, after 'assessment', insert 'or accounting period as defined by the Corporation Tax Acts. (8A) This section shall apply in...
I beg to move amendment No. 208, in clause 162, page 105, leave out lines 21 to 39.
[Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 208, in clause 162, page 105, leave out lines 21 to 39.—[Mr. Stephen O'Brien] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
I beg to move amendment No. 210, in schedule 29, page 354, line 16, at end insert— '(3A) Where any outstanding section 87/89 gains of a settlement are brought into the settlement's...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 290, in clause 175, page 111, line 18, at end insert— '(1A) The provisions of Schedule 36 have effect in relation to adult placement carers with the...
I beg to move amendment No. 203, in schedule 36, page 408, line 23, at end insert— '(7) The Treasury may by order substitute, for the fixed amount in subparagraph (1), a higher figure in...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 310, in schedule 37, page 415, leave out lines 1 to 3 and insert— '(4) The amendments made by this paragraph have effect in relation to loan relationships...
I beg to move amendment No. 315, in clause 179, page 114, line 12, leave out 'any expenditure incurred by him in making' and insert 'the amount or value of'.
I beg to move amendment No. 300, in schedule 38, page 419, line 42, at end insert— 9A In section 730A of the Taxes Act 1988 (treatment of price differential on sale and repurchase of...
I beg to move amendment No. 324, in schedule 39, page 425, line 33, leave out from 'security' to end of line 37 and insert 'which is listed on a recognised stock exchange.'. As the Committee...
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. 325, in clause 192, page 124, leave out lines 27 to 38 and insert— '(6) Where any shares of a company are subject to a transaction which falls, or would fall,...
Question proposed, That this schedule be the Fortieth schedule to the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 295, in schedule 41, page 428, line 21, at end insert— '(7ZB) For the purposes of this section an administrator (who is the proper officer of a company) may...
I beg to move amendment No. 207, in clause 194, page 126, line 16, leave out 'any of subsections (1) to' and insert 'the definition of ''the Mutual Assistance Directive'' in subsection'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 200, in clause 196, page 127, line 7, after 'made', insert 'after consultation and agreement'.
I beg to move amendment No. 318, in schedule 42, page 431, line 36, leave out 'branch or agency' and insert 'permanent establishment'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
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