Air Passenger Duty Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Air Passenger Duty

Anne Main Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd October 2013

(11 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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18:59

Division 107

Ayes: 0


Democratic Unionist Party: 5
Labour: 4
Conservative: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1

Noes: 0


Conservative: 241
Liberal Democrat: 41
Labour: 1
Independent: 1

Anne Main Portrait Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con)
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On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I ask through the Chair whether any application has been made for a statement on the recent developments concerning the Arctic 30? I am sure that many of us will be pleased to hear tonight that the charges against them have been downgraded from piracy to hooliganism. Some are related to, or friends of, Members, and one is a constituent of the Prime Minister, as my right hon. Friend has said. Is there any chance of them now being granted bail, and what does the development mean in terms of the possibility of their being repatriated home to this country?

Baroness Primarolo Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)
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As the hon. Lady will know, that is not strictly a point of order. The matter of statements is something the Government themselves determine and I have no knowledge of that, but she has had the opportunity to raise her point in the Chamber and, importantly, to get her views on record. I am sure that those on the Treasury Bench have taken note of what she said.