NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Friday 9th May 2003
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
FINANCE BILL
(Clauses 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 22, 42, 56, 57, 124, 130 to 135, 138, 139, 148 and 184 and Schedules 5, 6, 19 and 25, and any new Clauses and Schedules tabled by Friday 9th May 2003 relating to excise duty on spirits or R&D tax credits for oil exploration.)
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
1
Clause 1, page 2, line 4, leave out '£141.10' and insert '£137.26'.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
2
Clause 1, page 2, line 5, leave out '£101.42' and insert '£98.66'.
Mr David Laws
Mr Norman Lamb
Mr John Burnett
61
Clause 1, page 2, line 5, leave out '£101.42' and insert '£101.41'.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
3
Clause 1, page 2, line 6, leave out '£62.03' and insert '£60.34'.
Mr Michael Jack
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire
60
Clause 4, page 3, line 20, leave out '£0.2710' and insert '£0.1890'.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
4
Clause 5, page 3, line 27, leave out '£0.0422' and insert '£0.0322'.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
6
Clause 9, page 6, line 22, leave out '15 per cent' and insert '4 per cent'.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
7
Clause 9, page 6, line 31, at end insert 'minus
(c) | the amount of value added tax paid by the person on his bingo receipts for the period less the value added tax credited or refunded to that person as a result of his expenditure in the course of his bingo promotion business in that period.'. |
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
69
Clause 9, page 6, line 31, at end insert 'minus
(c) | the amount of value added tax paid or payable by the person on his bingo receipts for the period less the value added tax credited or refunded to that person (or to which he will be entitled to a credit or refund) as a result of his expenditure in the course of his bingo promotion business in that period'. |
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
70
*Clause 9, page 6, leave out lines 38 to 41 and insert
'(1) For the purposes of section 17 an accounting period ends, and another begins, at the end of the last Sunday in each calendar month.
(2) But regulations under paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to this Act may make provision in place of subsection (1) for the purposes of the application of section 17 to specified persons or in specified circumstances.
(3) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (2) may make transitional provision.'.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
5
Clause 9, page 11, line 16, at end insert
'(9A) In Group 4, Part II of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994, Note 1(b) is omitted.'.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
68
Clause 9, page 11, line 16, at end insert
'(9A) In Group 4, Part II of Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994, Note 1 (b), in so far only as it relates to bingo, is omitted.'.
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
71
*Clause 9, page 11, line 17, leave out '4th August 2003.' and insert '27th October 2003 (with which day the first accounting period for the purposes of section 17 of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (c.63) shall begin).'.
Mr David Laws
Mr Norman Lamb
Mr John Burnett
62
Page 37, line 34, leave out Clause 57.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
8
Clause 135, page 80, line 30, leave out '10th April' and insert '1st October'.
Mr Michael Howard [R]
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
12
Clause 139, page 81, line 38, at end add 'from a date to be appointed by resolution of the House of Commons, such resolution not to be passed until after the Chancellor of the Exchequer shall have reported to Parliament on consultation with employers and employee representatives as to the likely effect of the provisions contained within the Schedule'.
[R] Relevant registered interest declared.
Mr Michael Howard [R]
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
11
Page 81, line 36, leave out Clause 139.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
66
Clause 148, page 87, leave out lines 20 to 27.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
David Maclean
Mr David Wilshire
67
Clause 148, page 87, leave out lines 35 to 42.
NEW CLAUSES
Rate of duty on spirits
Mr Angus Robertson
NC1
To move the following Clause:
'.(1) In section 5 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (spirits), for "£19.56" there shall be substituted "£18.99".
(2) This section shall come into force on 1st January 2004.'.
R&D tax credit: exploration and appraisal in the North Sea
Mr Alex Salmond
NC2
To move the following Clause:
'.Schedule 12 of the Finance Act 2002 (c. 23) is amended by inserting at the end of paragraph 19(1) ", subject to the specific inclusion of oil and gas exploration and appraisal as defined in section 937B of that Act.".'.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire
64
Schedule 5, page 163, line 32, leave out '3.5%' and insert '6%'.
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
72
*Schedule 6, page 165, line 11, for 'appointed day' substitute 'implementation date'.
Mr David Laws
Mr Norman Lamb
Mr John Burnett
63
Page 164, line 26, leave out Schedule 6.
Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire
9
Schedule 19, page 240, line 12, at end insert 'but no order under this paragraph shall appoint a date earlier than 1st December 2004.'.
ORDER OF THE HOUSE [6th MAY 2003]
That the following provisions shall apply to the Finance Bill:
Committal
1.(1) Clauses 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 22, 42, 56, 57, 124, 130 to 135, 138, 139, 148 and 184 and Schedules 5, 6, 19, 21, 22 and 25, and any new Clauses and Schedules tabled by Friday 9th May 2003 relating to excise duty on spirits or R&D tax credits for oil exploration, shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
(2) The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
2. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in two days.
3.(1) Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 12th June 2003.
(2) The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
4. When the provisions of the Bill considered, respectively, by the Committee of the whole House and by the Standing Committee have been reported to the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a whole to the House from the Standing Committee.
Other proceedings
5. Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.
ORDER OF THE HOUSE [8th MAY 2003]
That the programme order of 6th May 2003 shall be amended by the substitution in paragraph (1) (provisions committed to Committee of the whole House) of the words 'Schedules Nos. 5, 6, 19 and 25' for the words 'Schedules Nos. 5, 6, 19, 21, 22 and 25'.