Question put,
That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters that may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may contain the following provisions taking effect in a future year—
(a) provision about the personal allowance for the purposes of income tax,
(b) provision about the basic rate limit for the purposes of income tax,
(c) provision about the rate of corporation tax for the financial years 2017, 2018,2019 and 2020,
(d) provision about inheritance tax,
(e) provision in connection with the taxation of pensions,
(f) provision for the purposes of income tax about finance-related expenses in connection with property businesses,
(g) provision about the tax treatment of travel expenses of members of local authorities and bodies with similar or related functions or purposes, and
(h) provision about vehicle excise duty in respect of light passenger vehicles.
Ayes: 327
Conservative: 316
Democratic Unionist Party: 7
Ulster Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Labour: 1
Noes: 6
Liberal Democrat: 5
Green Party: 1
24. International agreements
Resolved,
That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters that may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may make provision for the purpose of enabling effect to be given to international agreements relating to international tax compliance which are entered into by the Government of the United Kingdom.
Ordered,
That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing Resolutions;
That the Chairman of Ways and Means, The Prime Minister, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Secretary Duncan Smith, Secretary Sajid Javid, Secretary Greg Clark, Greg Hands, Mr David Gauke, Damian Hinds and Harriett Baldwin bring in the Bill.
Finance Bill
Presentation and First Reading
Mr David Gauke accordingly present a Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 57).
Estimates 2015-16
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2016:
(1) further resources, not exceeding £280,539,473,000 be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 215, HC 219, HC 172, HC 176, HC 298 and HC 186,
(2) further resources, not exceeding £26,276,672,000 be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £258,225,975,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.—(Mr. Gauke.)
Ordered,
That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing Resolutions:
That the Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Greg Hands, Mr David Gauke, Harriett Baldwin and Damian Hinds bring in the Bill.
Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill
Presentation and First Reading
Mr David Gauke accordingly presented a Bill to authorise the use of resources for the year ending with 31 March 2016; to authorise both the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund and the application of income for that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised for that year by this Act and by the Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2015.
Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 56).