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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Thursday 23 June 2011

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

2351-52, 2385-90, 2395-96 and 2447-48

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Finance (No. 3) Bill, As Amended

 

VAT

 

Ed Balls

 

Ms Angela Eagle

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Chris Leslie

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

NC10

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Treasury shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, report to

 

Parliament its assessment of the impact of the rate of VAT on UK economic

 

growth.’.

 

Ed Balls

 

Ms Angela Eagle

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Chris Leslie

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

10

 

Page  1,  line  9  [Clause  1],  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

By 31 March 2012 the Office of Budget Responsibility, in consultation with

 

HMRC, will report to Parliament on the revenue of the 50 per cent. rate of income

 

tax and its impact on the UK economy.’.

 

Ed Balls

 

Ms Angela Eagle

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Chris Leslie

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

11

 

Page  226,  line  13  [Schedule  13],  leave out ‘on the day on which this Act is passed’

 

and insert ‘when a full impact assessment on developing countries’ tax revenue has been


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 23 June 2011                     

2450

 

Finance (No. 3) Bill, continued

 
 

laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons.’.

 

Ed Balls

 

Ms Angela Eagle

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Chris Leslie

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Nic Dakin

 

Total signatories: 7

 

Caroline Lucas

 

12

 

Page  45,  line  5  [Clause  78],  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

The Schedule shall not come into force except as specified in subsection (3)

 

below.

 

(3)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall bring the Schedule into force by order

 

within six months of the passing of this Act.

 

(4)    

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (3) shall be

 

accompanied by a report which details—

 

(a)    

any effective subsidy provided to, or additional profits accruing to,

 

operators of existing and new nuclear power stations as a result of the

 

provisions in the Schedule;

 

(b)    

the immediate impact of the provisions in the Schedule on consumers and

 

on fuel poverty;

 

(c)    

the immediate impact of the provisions in the Schedule on energy-using

 

manufacturing industries and on employment in those industries;

 

(d)    

the expected effect of the provisions in the Schedule on investment in

 

new renewable power generation and on investment in new nuclear

 

power generation;

 

(e)    

the measures that the Chancellor intends to adopt in a future Finance Bill

 

in order to recoup any effective subsidy to or additional profits accruing

 

to the nuclear industry as a result of the Schedule; and

 

(f)    

how the monies raised by those measures will be used to mitigate the

 

immediate impact of the Schedule on consumers and on manufacturing

 

industries and to encourage green investment.’.

 

High cost credit lending

 

Ed Balls

 

Ms Angela Eagle

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Chris Leslie

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Stella Creasy

 

Total signatories: 10

 

Nic Dakin

 

Yvonne Fovargue

 

Hazel Blears

 

Sheila Gilmore

 

NC11

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Government shall lay before Parliament a review of all taxation measures

 

contained in this Act that are applicable to those judged by the Financial Services


 
 

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Finance (No. 3) Bill, continued

 
 

Authority (or its successor body) to engage in high cost credit lending. This

 

review shall consider the following matters—

 

(a)    

the nature of the high cost credit market and the proliferation of lending

 

practices which are detrimental to consumers and or competition in the

 

provision of credit to consumers;

 

(b)    

the impact that taxation could have on the provision of high cost credit in

 

the UK which is detrimental to consumers and or competition in the

 

provision of credit to consumers;

 

(c)    

whether changes to taxation could discourage lending in a manner which

 

is detrimental to consumers and undermines competition in the provision

 

of credit to consumers; and

 

(d)    

other measures relevant to the high cost credit lending sector that may

 

prevent consumer detriment.’.

 

Ed Balls

 

Ms Angela Eagle

 

Mr David Hanson

 

Chris Leslie

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

13

 

Page  42,  line  30  [Clause  73],  at end insert—

 

‘(2)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall review the possibility of incorporating a

 

bank payroll tax within the bank levy and publish a report, within six months of

 

the passing of this Act, on how the additional revenue raised would be invested

 

to create new jobs and tackle unemployment.’.

 

John McDonnell

 

14

 

Page  1,  line  9  [Clause  1],  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

A report on the impact of the current rates of income tax on inequality in the

 

United Kingdom, also taking into consideration all other direct and indirect taxes

 

including duties and excises, council taxes and mandatory charges for the use of

 

cars and televisions and making specific reference to the overall tax rate of

 

taxpayers grouped by decile in the United Kingdom and by each individual

 

constituent country shall be prepared by HM Treasury and laid before the House

 

of Commons not later than 1 December 2011.’.

 

John McDonnell

 

15

 

Page  2,  line  16  [Clause  4],  leave out ‘is treated as having come into force on 1 April

 

2011’ and insert ‘shall come into effect when legislation shall have been enacted requiring

 

that all public limited companies registered in the United Kingdom shall be required to

 

submit the arrangements for the payment of salaries and bonuses of their directors to a

 

binding vote of approval by their shareholders at an Annual General Meeting.’.

 

John McDonnell

 

16

 

Page  5,  line  8  [Clause  9],  leave out ‘on or after 6 April 2011’ and insert ‘when a

 

comprehensive report of HM Treasury on the impact of tax lost to HM Treasury as a result

 

of the striking off of companies from the Register of Companies, whether voluntarily or

 

as a result of the actions of the Registrar of Companies, is laid before this House with

 

recommendations being made on how the number of such companies struck off the

 

Register as a consequence of failure to comply with the requirements of the law can be

 

curtailed and how the resulting loss of taxation to the Exchequer can be minimised’.


 
 

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Finance (No. 3) Bill, continued

 
 

John McDonnell

 

17

 

Page  27,  line  4  [Clause  42],  after ‘appoint’, insert ‘after a Report has been

 

submitted to the House of Commons detailing the number of EIS schemes previously

 

approved, their total cost in terms of tax relief, the number of jobs created by the

 

companies enjoying such relief and the number of companies that failed subsequent to

 

relief being granted allowing for an estimate to be made of the cost of each job created

 

under the terms of this scheme when compared to the cost of tax relief given.’.

 

John McDonnell

 

18

 

Page  28,  line  14  [Clause  47],  at end insert ‘and shall have effect when a Report is

 

submitted to the House of Commons detailing progress made by HM Treasury in securing

 

powers to obtain information on the activities of UK resident taxpayers in tax havens,

 

progress made by the United Kingdom in securing rapid implementation of the proposed

 

changes to the European Union Savings Tax Directive and progress made in securing

 

information exchange under all tax information exchange agreements signed since 2005,

 

including the number of information exchanges made with each territory with which such

 

an agreement has been signed, the nature of the enquiry made in each case, the

 

approximate amount of tax involved and the success of the jurisdiction in question in

 

supplying the information requested.’.

 

John McDonnell

 

19

 

Page  42,  line  30  [Clause  73],  at end insert ‘and shall have effect when a

 

comprehensive report of HM Treasury on the potential for the introduction of a financial

 

transaction tax based upon an average rate of 0.05 per cent. applied to individuals and

 

institutions trading in financial products including stocks, bonds, currencies,

 

commodities, futures and options, is laid before this House.’.

 

John McDonnell

 

20

 

Page  2,  line  16  [Clause  4],  leave out ‘is treated as having come into force on 1 April

 

2011’ and insert ‘shall come into effect when legislation shall have been enacted requiring

 

all public limited companies registered in the United Kingdom to publish the current

 

salaries and bonuses of their directors.’.

 

Report on capital allowances

 

Nigel Mills

 

NC12

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Chancellor shall direct the Office of Tax Simplification to report by 31

 

March 2012 on the options for simplifying or replacing the capital allowances

 

regime with a view to ensuring businesses obtain tax relief for capital assets over

 

a period more closely matched to the useful life of those assets.’.

 

Windfall tax on nuclear power operators

 

Caroline Lucas

 

NC13

 

To move the following Clause:—


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 23 June 2011                     

2453

 

Finance (No. 3) Bill, continued

 
 

‘The Treasury shall by regulations recover all profits to operators of nuclear

 

power plants resulting from the Carbon Price Support Mechanism through a

 

windfall tax designed for that purpose.’.

 

Group filing for corporation tax

 

Nigel Mills

 

NC14

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Chancellor shall direct the Office of Tax Simplification to report by 31

 

March 2012 on the potential for the introduction of a consolidated corporation tax

 

filing for UK-resident companies meeting the current definition of a group for

 

corporation tax purposes, to include an assessment of the potential cost savings

 

for companies and HMRC, and the potential for reducing tax avoidance.’.

 

Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) Order 2011

 

Hywel Williams

 

Jonathan Edwards

 

NC15

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall make an order to amend Schedule 7A of

 

the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (Charge at Reduced Rate) to include maintenance

 

and home improvement work as services for which VAT should be charged at a

 

reduced rate of 5 per cent..

 

(2)    

“Maintenance and home improvement work” means improvement work carried

 

out on a property which is—

 

(a)    

a single household dwelling,

 

(b)    

a multiple occupancy dwelling,

 

(c)    

a building, or part of a building, which, when it was last lived in, was used

 

for a relevant residential purpose and is classed as residential, or

 

(d)    

a building where a change to residential use has been granted.

 

(3)    

This Order shall be known as the the Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) Order

 

2011 and shall come into force on 30 August 2011.’.

 

Ian Swales

 

Tim Farron

 

21

 

Page  45,  line  5  [Clause  78],  at end insert—

 


 

‘The Schedule shall come into force on a date specified by the Treasury by an order made

 

by Statutory Instrument, which may not be made until an agreed packaged of mitigation

 

measures for energy-intensive industries has been laid before the House of Commons and

 

approved by a resolution of the House of Commons. The dates specified in paragraphs

 

8(3) and 9(5) of the Schedule shall be replaced by the date specified in the order under this

 

section if it is later.’.

 


 
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