Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 2nd May 2000

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE

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FINANCE BILL
(Clauses 1, 12, 30, 31, 59, 102 and 113)

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Keith Simpson

1

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     19,     at end add 'but shall cease to have effect on 1st August 2000 unless the Treasury has published an independent report setting out the effect of the present alcohol liquor duties on smuggling.'.

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Mr Eric Forth
The Reverend Martin Smyth
Mr William Ross
Mr Clifford Forsythe
Mr Roy Beggs
Mr William Thompson

7

Clause     12,     page     7,     leave out lines 7 to 15 and insert—

'TABLE

1. Cigarettes	An amount equal to 22 per cent. of the Retail price plus £82.59 per thousand cigarettes.
2. Cigars	£122.06 per kilogram.
3. Hand-rolling tobacco	£87.74 per kilogram.
4. Other smoking tobacco       and chewing tobacco	£53.66 per kilogram.'.

   

Mr Eric Forth
The Reverend Martin Smyth
Mr William Ross
Mr Clifford Forsythe
Mr Roy Beggs
Mr William Thompson

8

Clause     12,     page     7,     leave out lines 7 to 15 and insert—

'TABLE

1. Cigarettes	An amount equal to 20 per cent. of the Retail price plus £55.95 per thousand cigarettes.
2. Cigars	£50.95 per kilogram.
3. Hand-rolling tobacco	£21.95 per kilogram.
4. Other smoking tobacco       and chewing tobacco	£21.95 per kilogram.'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Keith Simpson

2

Clause     12,     page     7,     line     17,     at end add 'but shall cease to have effect on 1st August 2000 unless the Treasury has published an independent report setting out the effect of the present tobacco products duty on smuggling.'.

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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory [R]
Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Keith Simpson

3

Page     19,     line     38,     leave out Clause 30.

   

Mr John Swinney
Mr Alex Salmond
Mr Alasdair Morgan
Mrs Margaret Ewing
Ms Roseanna Cunningham
Mr Andrew Welsh

9

Clause     30,     page     19,     line     39,     at end insert ', subject to approval by the House of Commons of reports by HM Treasury outlining the impact of Schedule 6 on the agriculture sector and small and medium sized enterprises and government measures to assist these sectors with compliance and other costs.'.

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Mr John Swinney
Mr Alex Salmond
Mr Alasdair Morgan
Mrs Margaret Ewing
Ms Roseanna Cunningham
Mr Andrew Welsh

10

Clause     31,     page     20,     line     14,     leave out '22' and insert '23'.

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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Keith Simpson

4

Page     43,     line     32,     leave out Clause 59.

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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory [R]
Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Keith Simpson

5

Page     69,     line     39,     leave out Clause 102.

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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory [R]
Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Keith Simpson

6

Page     89,     line     3,     leave out Clause 113.

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Prepared 2 May 2000