Finance (No. 2) Bill

Debate between Alistair Carmichael and Daisy Cooper

2nd reading
Tuesday 16th December 2025 Commons Chamber

[Daisy Cooper]

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. This will have unintended consequences, and we can see what those will be. We have spent a year warning the Government; they can no longer say that they have not been warned. I hope so much that, at this late stage, they make changes to the Bill.

[Mr Carmichael]

My hon. Friend may be a little over-generous in saying that there are unintended consequences. The anti-forestalling clause, which is intended to deny those over 65, or anyone who dies within seven years of making a transfer, the ability to manage their tax affairs in a sensible way, puts a massive burden on those who are over 75.