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Clause 121 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Withdrawn  281

 

Clause  122,  page  76,  line  13,  at end insert ‘except to the extent that the regulations

 

made under that Schedule provide for a minimum period of less than five days, and

 

paragraph 14 of that Schedule shall not apply.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 123 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  282

 

Clause  124,  page  77,  line  31,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

No such order may be made unless the Commissioners have laid before the House

 

of Commons a report on the procedure they will adopt under section 122(2) and

 

the House of Commons has come to a resolution to the effect that that procedure

 

ensures adequate taxpayer safeguards.’.

 

Clause 124 Agreed to.

 

Schedule 43 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Withdrawn  197

 

Clause  125,  page  77,  line  36,  after ‘Commissioners’, insert ‘or the person

 

concerned’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Withdrawn  198

 

Clause  125,  page  77,  line  36,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(2A)    

The person concerned may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against a decision by

 

the Commissioners under subsection (2) if that decision can be reasonably shown

 

to have had a significant adverse effect on the financial stability of the person

 

concerned.’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  283

 

Clause  125,  page  77,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Where there is more than one debit in relation to a person, any set-off under

 

subsection (2) shall be treated as reducing those debits in the manner and in the

 

order which will result in the greatest reduction of the person’s indebtedness to

 

the Commissioners.

 

(2B)    

On making any set-off under subsection (2) in relation to a person, the

 

Commissioners shall forthwith notify the person in writing.’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Negatived on division  284

 

Clause  125,  page  78,  line  15,  at end insert ‘and a sum is payable only when it is

 

agreed between the parties to be payable or where the person has exhausted all possible

 

appeal routes.’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  285

 

Clause  125,  page  78,  line  26,  at end add—

 

‘(10)    

The Commissioners may not set a credit that is a tax credit payment against any

 

debit.

 

(11)    

The Commissioners may not set a credit against any debit that is a tax credit

 

overpayment without the consent of the person or persons from whom the

 

Commissioners seek to recover the overpayment.

 

(12)    

In subsection (10) above, a “tax credit payment” is a payment of working tax

 

credit or child tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002.

 

(13)    

In subsection (11) above, a “tax credit overpayment” is an amount that is liable

 

to be repaid to the Commissioners under section 28 of the Tax Credit Act 2002.’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  286

 

Clause  125,  page  78,  line  26,  at end add—

 

‘(14)    

A person may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against any decision of the

 

Commissioners under subsection (2).

 

(15)    

Notice of an appeal must be given—

 

(a)    

in writing, and


 
 

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(b)    

before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the date on which

 

the Commissioners’ notification under subsection (2B) was issued.

 

(16)    

On an appeal under subsection (14), the First-tier Tribunal may—

 

(a)    

confirm the decision,

 

(b)    

cancel the decision,

 

(c)    

substitute for the decision another decision that the Commissioners had

 

power to make having regard to subsection (2A).’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Withdrawn  287

 

Clause  126,  page  78,  line  31,  leave out ‘that’ and insert ‘a’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  288

 

Clause  126,  page  78,  line  32,  at end insert ‘or a post-insolvency debit against a pre-

 

insolvency credit’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clauses 127 to 129 Agreed to.

 


 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

Withdrawn  199

 

Clause  130,  page  83,  line  1,  leave out from ‘section’ to end of line 2 and add ‘may

 

not be made unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a

 

resolution of, the House of Commons.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 131 Agreed to.

 



 
 

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Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Withdrawn  289

 

Clause  132,  page  83,  line  36,  at end insert ‘in the absence of evidence to the

 

contrary’.

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Hoban

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  290

 

Clause  132,  page  83,  line  38,  leave out from ‘enactment’ to end of line 39.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Schedule 44 Agreed to.

 

Clauses 133 to 137 Agreed to.

 


 

Justine Greening

 

Withdrawn  351

 

Clause  138,  page  86,  line  37,  leave out ‘electronic’.

 

Clause Agreed to on division.

 

Clause 139 Agreed to.

 


 

Jane Kennedy

 

Agreed to  313

 

Schedule  45,  page  416,  line  29,  leave out ‘the dwelling’ and insert ‘it’.

 

Justine Greening

 

Not called  352

 

Schedule  45,  page  416,  line  34,  at the end insert—

 

‘(c)    

any place which is not within the curtilage of a dwelling house and

 

is—

 

(i)    

privately owned, and

 

(ii)    

used for the purposes of keeping a vehicle subject to private

 

arrangement.’.

 

Jane Kennedy

 

Agreed to  314

 

Schedule  45,  page  417,  line  12,  leave out ‘is so produced’.


 
 

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Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Jane Kennedy

 

Agreed to  315

 

Schedule  45,  page  417,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(2A)  

In sub-paragraph (2), after “direction, may” insert “enter the place and”.’.

 

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

 

Clauses 140 to 144 Agreed to.

 


 

Justine Greening

 

Withdrawn  353

 

Clause  145,  page  89,  line  21,  leave out from ‘substitute’ to end of line 23 and insert

 

‘“the withdrawal of approval of—

 

(i)    

an environmental body by the regulatory body;

 

(ii)    

the regulatory body by the Commissioners; and

 

(iii)    

an environmental body by the Commissioners on an occasion

 

when the Commissioners have assessed that serious non-

 

compliance has occurred on the part of an environmental

 

body,”’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

Clause 146 Agreed to.

 

[Adjourned till Tuesday 17th June at 10.30 a.m.


 
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