To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to retain the principle in the VAT system that businesses do not need to pay VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is seeking continued access for the UK to the VAT Information Exchange Sys

Will the Secretary of State use the new system of farm support to discourage the intensive farming methods that can lead to low welfare s

I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the criminal records of persons aged under 18 on the day an

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to impose f

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasin

With very important decisions on matters such as NHS pay and planning now held up by legal uncertainty, is it not time that this House co

With very important decisions on matters such as NHS pay and planning now held up by legal uncertainty, is it not time that this House co

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point.

In my, I hope, relatively short remarks I would like to concentrate on clause 10 in part 2 of the Bill, which concerns the proposed chang