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Spicer, Michael (S Worcs)Spicer, Sir James (W Dorset)
Spink, Dr Robert
Spring, Richard
Sproat, Iain
Squire, Robin (Hornchurch)
Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John
Steen, Anthony
Stephen, Michael
Stern, Michael
Stewart, Allan
Streeter, Gary
Sweeney, Walter
Sykes, John
Tapsell, Sir Peter
Taylor, Ian (Esher)
Taylor, John M (Solihull)
Temple-Morris, Peter
Thomason, Roy
Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)
Thompson, Sir Donald (C'er V)
Thornton, Sir Malcolm
Thurnham, Peter
Townend, John (Bridlington)
Townsend, Cyril D (Bexl'yh'th)
Tracey, Richard
Tredinnick, David
Trend, Michael
Trotter, Neville
Twinn, Dr Ian
Vaughan, Sir Gerard
Viggers, Peter
Waldegrave, Rt Hon William
Walden, George
Walker, Bill (N Tayside)
Waller, Gary
Ward, John
Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)
Waterson, Nigel
Watts, John
Wells, Bowen
Wheeler, Rt Hon Sir John
Whitney, Ray
Whittingdale, John
Widdecombe, Ann
Wiggin, Sir Jerry
Willetts, David
Wilshire, David
Wolfson, Mark
Wood, Timothy
Yeo, Tim
Young, Rt Hon Sir George
Tellers for the Noes: Mr. David Lightbown and Mr. Sydney Chapman.
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Question accordingly agreed to.Main Question, as amended, agreed to.
Resolved,
That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance; but this Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment with respect to value added tax other than in respect of value added tax on fuel and power for domestic or charity use so as to provide--
(a) for zero-rating or exempting any supply, acquisition or importation;
(b) for refunding any amount of tax;
(c) for varying any rate at which that tax is at any time chargeable; or
(d) for relief other than relief applying to goods of whatever description or services of whatever description.
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10.23 pmThe Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Tony Newton): On a point of order, Madam Speaker. I think that it would be for the convenience of the House to know that my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer will seek to catch your eye to give an indication of his intentions at the conclusion of any further votes on these resolutions.
Mr. Gordon Brown: Further to that point of order, Madam Speaker. The House of Commons has now spoken for the country against a Government who are both discredited and no longer in control of events. Will you insist, Madam Speaker, that when the Chancellor makes his statement to the House, he withdraws the proposal to put up VAT to 17.5 per cent?
Madam Speaker: The Chancellor of the Exchequer will give an indication of his intentions to the House. I am now required to put the remaining questions.
Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): Further to that point of order, Madam Speaker. The Leader of the House has indicated that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will make his position clear. Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledge that the House has said quite clearly that that tax must be removed and that what we want is a motion to remove it?
Madam Speaker: Order. These are now becoming bogus points of order.
I have to put the remaining motions on the Budget resolutions. I am now required, under Standing Order No. 50, to put successively, without further debate, the motions on each of the Ways and Means motions, Nos. 2 to 64, and on the motions on procedure and finance, on all of which the Bill is to be brought in. After that, I will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the motion entitled "Public Expenditure". Instead of reading out each motion in extenso-- [Interruption.] Order. Do listen to what is going on in the House. I propose to follow the procedure used in recent years. That is to say, I will first state the title of the motion and then put simply the Question that the motion be agreed to. We start with motion No. 2, and that is "Low-strength alcohol".
Madam Speaker-- then, pursuant to paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 50 (Ways and Means Motions), put forthwith the Questions necessary to dispose of the further motions.
2. Low-Strength Alcohol
Resolved,
That--
(1) The Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In section 1, in subsections (4) and (5) after the words "any liquor" there shall in both cases be inserted "which is of a strength exceeding 1.2 per cent and which is".
(3) In section 1(6) after the word "strength" there shall be inserted "exceeding 1.2 per cent but".
(4) In section 59(1) for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph--
"(b) is wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent.".
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(5) Paragraphs (2) and (4) above--(a) shall apply in relation to liquor imported into, or produced in, the United Kingdom on or after 1st January 1995, and
(b) as regards any provision about liquor removed to the United Kingdom from the Isle of Man, shall also apply in relation to liquor so removed on or after that date.
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(6) Paragraph (3) above shall apply in relation to liquor imported into, or made in, the United Kingdom on or after 1st January 1995. And it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.Column 249
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
3. Wine and Made-Wine (Rates)
Motion made, and Question put,
That--
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(1) For the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1 to the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 there shall be substituted the following Table--Column 251
Table of Rates of Duty on Wine and Made-WinePart I
Wine or Made-Wine of a Strength not Exceeding 22 per cent.
Table of Rates of Duty on Wine and Made-Wine
Part 1
Wine or Made-Wine of a Strength not Exceeding 22 per cent
Description of wine
or made-wine
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Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 4 per cent.
exceeding 5.5 per cent.
exceeding 15 per cent. and not sparkling
5.5 per cent. but not exceeding 15 per cent.
exceeding 22 per cent.
Part II
Wine or Made-Wine of a Strength Exceeding 22 per cent.
Description of wine |Rates of duty per
or made-wine |litre ofalcohol in
|the wine or made
|wine
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|£
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 22 per cent. |19.81
The House divided: Ayes 321, Noes 297.
Division No. 8] [22.25 pm
AYES
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Ainsworth, Peter (East Surrey)Aitken, Rt Hon Jonathan
Alexander, Richard
Alison, Rt Hon Michael (Selby)
Allason, Rupert (Torbay)
Amess, David
Ancram, Michael
Arbuthnot, James
Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)
Arnold, Sir Thomas (Hazel Grv)
Ashby, David
Aspinwall, Jack
Atkins, Robert
Atkinson, David (Bour'mouth E)
Atkinson, Peter (Hexham)
Baker, Nicholas (Dorset North)
Baker, Rt Hon K (Mole Valley)
Baldry, Tony
Banks, Matthew (Southport)
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