Amendments proposed to the Finance Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

207

Clause     194,     page     126,     line     16,     leave out 'any of subsections (1) to' and insert 'the definition of "the Mutual Assistance Directive" in subsection'.

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Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

200

Clause     196,     page     127,     line     7,     after 'made', insert 'after consultation and agreement'.

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Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

284

Clause     207,     page     138,     line     12,     leave out subsection (3) and insert—

    '(3)   For subsection (3) substitute—

    "(3)   For the purposes of making their determination under sub-section (2)(b) the Treasury shall be required to apply generally accepted accounting practices in determining whether all or part of any payments represent such interest as is referred to in that sub-section.".'.

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Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

282

Clause     208,     page     138,     line     24,     at end insert 'such determination to be made in accordance with generally accepted accountancy practice.'.

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Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

283

Clause     209,     page     138,     line     31,     leave out 'as the Treasury consider appropriate' and insert 'as conforms with general accepted accounting practice.'.

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NEW CLAUSES

Tax credits for individual savings accounts and personal equity plans

   

Mr Michael Howard [R]
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien [R]
Mr Mark Prisk [R]
Mr David Wilshire

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

       '.—Section 76(1)(a) of the Finance Act 1998 (c. 36) shall cease to have effect.'.

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Top rate of income tax

   

Adam Price
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Mr Simon Thomas
Mr Hywel Williams

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

       'A top rate of income tax (on earnings over £50,000) shall be charged for the year 2003-04, and for that year the top rate shall be charged at 50%.'.

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Debits and credits treated as relating to capital expenditure

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight [R]
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

NC3

To move the following Clause—

    '.—(1)   Paragraph 14 of Schedule 9 to the Finance Act 1996 (debits and credits treated as relating to capital expenditure) is amended as follows:

    (2)   After sub-paragraph (1) insert—

    "(1A)   This paragraph also applies where any debit or credit given by an authorised accounting method for any accounting period in respect of a loan relationship of a company is allowed by generally accepted accounting practice to be treated, in the accounts of the company, as an amount brought into account in determining the value of a financial asset.".

    (3)   After sub-paragraph (3) insert—

    "(4)   For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1A) above a "financial asset" is as defined by Financial Reporting Standard 5 issued in April 1994 by the Accounting Standards Board, as from time to time amended.".'.

Transfers between settlements

   

Mr Michael Howard
Mr Howard Flight
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr David Wilshire

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

       '. Section 90 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (transfers between settlements) is amended with effect from 9th April 2003, by deleting sub-paragraph 90(5).'.

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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.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [8th MAY 2003]

That the programme order of 6th May 2003 shall be amended by the substitution in paragraph 1(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'.

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ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [15th MAY 2003]

    That—   

(1)	during proceedings on the Finance Bill the Standing Committee do meet when the House is sitting on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8.55 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., except on Tuesday 3rd June when it shall meet at 10.30 a.m. and at 4.30 p.m.;

(2)	the proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table, and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table:—

TABLE

Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
Clauses 2, 3, 6 to 8, 10 to 13 and 15 to 19, Schedule 1, Clauses 20, 21 and 23, Schedule 2, Clauses 24 to 41, 147 and 149 to 151, Schedule 26, Clauses 152 to 154, Schedule 27, Clauses 155 and 163 to 166, Schedule 30, Clause 167, Schedule 31, Clause 168, Schedule 32, Clause 169, Schedule 33, Clause 170, Schedule 34, Clauses 171 and 172, Schedule 35, Clause 173, Schedules 21 and 22	5.00 p.m. on Thursday 22nd May
Clauses 43 to 49, Schedule 3, Clause 50, Schedule 4, Clauses 51 to 55 and 58 to 62, Schedule 7, Clauses 63 to 68, Schedule 8, Clauses 69 and 70, Schedule 9, Clauses 71 to 78, Schedule 10, Clause 79, Schedule 11, Clauses 80 to 91, Schedule 12, Clauses 92 and 93, Schedule 13, Clauses 94 to 99, Schedule 14, Clauses 100 to 104, Schedule 15, Clause 105, Schedule 16, Clauses 106 to 115, Schedule 17, Clauses 116 to 123, Schedule 18, Clause 125, Schedule 20, Clauses 126 to 129, 136, 137 and 140, Schedule 23, Clauses 141 and 142, Schedule 24, Clauses 143 to 146	11.25 a.m. on Tuesday 10th June
Clauses 156 to 158, Schedule 28, Clauses 159 to 162, Schedule 29, Clauses 174 and 175, Schedule 36, Clauses 176 and 177, Schedule 37, Clauses 178 to 180, Schedule 38, Clause 181, Schedule 39, Clauses 182, 183 and 200, Clauses 185 to 192, Schedule 40, Clause 193, Schedule 41, Clauses 194 to 197, Schedule 42, Clauses 198, 199 and 201 to 213, Schedule 43, Clause 214, new Clauses, new Schedules, any remaining proceedings on the Bill.	5.00 p.m. on Thursday 12th June

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Prepared 30 May 2003