(Except clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and 81 to 84, schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new clauses relating to microgeneration) - Clause 5

Part of Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:15 am on 10 May 2007.

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Photo of Rob Marris Rob Marris Labour, Wolverhampton South West 9:15, 10 May 2007

I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman has them, but I strongly suspect that if he looks at the comparative figures for the major producers in France, Italy and  Spain, he will find that the proportional decline in hectarage has been far greater. It is because of the quality of wine going up and the number of hectares under cultivation going down.