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House of Commons

Thursday 15th May 2008

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Finance Bill

(Except Clauses 3, 5, 6, 15, 21, 49, 90 and 117

and new Clauses amending section 74 of the Finance Act 2003)

[Seventh and eighth sittings]

Clauses 10 to 12 Agreed to.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Dr John Pugh

Withdrawn  66

Schedule  5,  page  139,  leave out lines 11 to 35.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Dr John Pugh

Withdrawn  65

Schedule  5,  page  143,  line  45,  at end insert—

‘27
In Article 21 of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007 (S.I.

2007/3072), after paragraph (11) insert—

“(12)
The Administrator shall undertake an annual review of the

effectiveness of the buy-out price level under sub-paragraph (7),

including in particular its impact on the level of incentive provided

to suppliers to invest in biofuels.

    (13)
Within two months of completing any review under paragraph (12),

the Administrator shall submit a report of its findings to the

Secretary of State.

    (14)
As soon as reasonably practicable after the Secretary of State has

received a report on a review under paragraph (12) the Secretary of

State shall lay a copy of the report before the House of

Commons.”’.

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Finance Bill, continued

Schedule Agreed to.

Clauses 13 and 14 Agreed to.

Schedule 6 Agreed to.

Clause 16 Agreed to.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Dr John Pugh

Not selected  56

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
The Treasury shall undertake a review of the excluded supplies provisions under

Part II of FA 2000.

(1B)
A review under subsection (1A) is subject to approval by resolution of the House

of Commons.’.

Mr Jeremy Browne

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Dr John Pugh

Withdrawn  57

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(3)
In sub-paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 6 to FA 2000 after “on”, insert “the level of

carbon dioxide emissions emitted by”.’.

Mr George Osborne

Mr Philip Hammond

Mr Mark Hoban

Justine Greening

Mr David Gauke

Withdrawn  68

Clause  17,  page  8,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(3)
The Treasury shall publish, not later than the date of the Budget 2009, an

estimate, audited by the Independent Committee on Climate Change (as

established by the Climate Change Act 2008), of the carbon emissions savings

resulting from the changes to climate change levy contained in this section’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 18 Agreed to.

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Finance Bill, continued

Mr George Osborne

Mr Philip Hammond

Mr Mark Hoban

Justine Greening

Mr David Gauke

Withdrawn  69

Clause  19,  page  9,  line  10,  leave out ‘in particular’ and insert ‘specifically’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 20 to 24 Agreed to.

Schedule 8 Agreed to.

Clause 25 Agreed to.

Schedule 9 Agreed to.

Clause 26 Agreed to.

Schedule 10 Agreed to.

Clause 27 Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 20th May at 10.30 a.m.