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Monday 30th April 2007
Committee of the whole House
Finance Bill
(Clauses 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and
81 to 84, Schedules 1, 18, 22 and 23, and
New Clauses relating to Microgeneration)
Note
The amendments have been arranged in accordance with the order
to be proposed by Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
To move, That the order in which proceedings in the Committee
of the whole House on the Finance Bill are taken shall be: Clauses 3,
1, 7 and 8; Schedule 1; Clauses 25 and 67; Schedule 18; Clauses 12 and
81 to 83; Schedule 22; Clause 84; Schedule 23; Clauses 20 and 21; and
new Clauses relating to microgeneration.
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
12
Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave
out from second ‘tax’ to ‘and’ in line 7 and
insert ‘years 2007-08 and 2008-09, and for those tax years—
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
10
Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave
out ‘10%’ and insert ‘0%’.
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
11
Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave
out ‘22%’ and insert ‘20%’.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Mr David Evennett
1
Clause 25, page 17, line 15, leave
out from ‘Schedule’ to end and insert ‘shall come
into force on a date which the Treasury shall by Order made by statutory
instrument appoint.
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
14
Clause 25, page 17, line 15, leave
out from ‘Schedule’ to end and insert ‘shall come
into force on 31st October 2007’.
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
6
Schedule 18, page 218, line 34, leave
out ‘6th April’ and insert ‘1st August’.
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
7
Schedule 18, page 218, line 40, leave
out ‘on or before 13th December 2006’ and insert ‘before
the appropriate date’.
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
8
Schedule 18, page 219, line 3, at
end insert—
(a) 13th April 2007 (in any case where, on the
day of the making of the insurances in respect of which the policy of
insurance was issued, the rights of the individual under the pension
scheme included an actual or prospective entitlement to a pension),
and
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
9
Schedule 18, page 219, line 7, at
end insert—
‘(5A) But where, on the day of the variation,
the rights of the individual under the pension scheme included an actual
or prospective entitlement to a pension, a relevant event does not occur
by virtue of the variation if it was made in pursuance of a proposal
made in writing (by whatever means) and received by or on behalf of
the insurer before 13th April 2007.’.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr David Curry
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Philip Davies
3
Clause 12, page 8, line 22, leave
out ‘1st February’ and insert ‘21st March’.
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr David Curry
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Philip Davies
4
Clause 12, page 8, line 23, leave
out subsection (5).
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr David Curry
Mr Greg Knight
Mr David Wilshire
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Philip Davies
5
Clause 12, page 8, line 27, leave
out subsection (6).
Julia Goldsworthy
Mr Colin Breed
13
Clause 12, page 8, line 29, at
end add—
(8) No order may be made under subsection (7) unless the
Treasury has compiled and laid before the House of Commons a report
containing an assessment of the impact of air passenger duty on the
objective of reducing carbon emissions, and including an analysis of
the comparative effectiveness in meeting that objective of the taxation
of air passengers, on the one hand, and of aircraft according to their
emissions levels, on the other.’.
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
19
Clause 81, page 56, line 7, leave
out ‘thinks’ and insert ‘has reasonable grounds for
believing’.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Mr David Evennett
2
Clause 81, page 56, line 47, at
end insert—
‘(2B) Any power or function conferred by a provision
of this Act shall, so far as it is exercisable by an officer of Her
Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, only be exercised by an officer
who has been duly authorised for that purpose by the Board of HMRC and
who has been properly trained and supervised.
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
18
Clause 81, page 57, line 12, at
end add—
Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Mr David Evenett
20
Clause 81, page 57, line 12, at
end add—
‘(12) Any power of arrest conferred by a provision
of this Act as it amends section 114 of the Police and Criminal Evidence
Act 1984 shall, so far as it is exercisable by an officer of Her Majesty’s
Revenue and Customs, only be exercised by an officer or officers serving
in the Criminal Investigation Directorate of HMRC.’.
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
15
Clause 20, page 15, line 10, leave
out sub-paragraph (b).
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
16
Clause 21, page 15, line 29, leave
out sub-paragraph (c).
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
17
Clause 21, page 16, line 5, leave
out sub-paragraph (c).
New Clause relating to microgeneration
Microgeneration etc.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Hoban
Mr Paul Goodman
Mr David Evennett
Alan Simpson
NC1
‘(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within
one year of the passing of this Act and annually thereafter, prepare
and publish a report on such fiscal measures he considers appropriate
to assist with—
Julia Goldsworthy
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Colin Breed
(A)
Line 8, after ‘persons’
insert ‘including, in particular, Government Departments’.
ORDER OF THE HOUSE [23RD APRIL 2007]
(1) Clauses Nos. 1, 3, 7, 8, 12, 20, 21, 25, 67 and
81 to 84, Schedules Nos 1, 18, 22 and 23, and new Clauses relating to
microgeneration be committed to a Committee of the whole House;
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