Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Feb 2015
Bankers’ Bonuses and the Banking Industry
"My hon. Friend has started exactly where this debate should start—with who needs to benefit, which is young people who are looking for work but have been out of work for some time. Does he agree that it is not only about giving them jobs, but about giving them the …..."Iain McKenzie - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 26th January 2015
Asked by:
Iain McKenzie (Labour - Inverclyde)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase tax incentives for the adoption of greener fuels and technologies.
Answered by Priti Patel
- Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Since 2011, the Government has cut fuel duty by 1 penny per litre and frozen it until the end of the parliament, resulting in the longest duty freeze in over 20 years.
The Government supports the uptake of greener road fuels and technologies through a number of taxes, including zero rates of vehicle excise duty, preferential rates of company car tax and enhanced capital allowances for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs), and reduced rates of fuel duty for road fuel gases. In addition to this, the Government is providing £900 million to position the UK at the global forefront of ULEV development, manufacture and use.
The actions this Government has taken on tax, spending and welfare reform have reduced the deficit, protected the economy, and restored stability. Any further tax changes would need to be considered in the context of the wider public finances.
Written Question
Monday 26th January 2015
Asked by:
Iain McKenzie (Labour - Inverclyde)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce fuel duty and VAT on road fuel; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Priti Patel
- Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Since 2011, the Government has cut fuel duty by 1 penny per litre and frozen it until the end of the parliament, resulting in the longest duty freeze in over 20 years.
The Government supports the uptake of greener road fuels and technologies through a number of taxes, including zero rates of vehicle excise duty, preferential rates of company car tax and enhanced capital allowances for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs), and reduced rates of fuel duty for road fuel gases. In addition to this, the Government is providing £900 million to position the UK at the global forefront of ULEV development, manufacture and use.
The actions this Government has taken on tax, spending and welfare reform have reduced the deficit, protected the economy, and restored stability. Any further tax changes would need to be considered in the context of the wider public finances.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Dec 2014
BMI Pension Fund Compensation
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Sanders, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does it seem to him that that move in this takeover was a calculated one to strip 80% of the pension away from those long-serving employees?..."Iain McKenzie - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 17 Dec 2014
BMI Pension Fund Compensation
"The hon. Gentleman is making some good points. I am sure he will agree that the people involved have been shabbily treated. Here we see another example of people being asked to prepare for their retirement and old age, but when they near that point, their pension is ripped from …..."Iain McKenzie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"3. What recent estimate he has made of how much the reduction in the additional rate of income tax to 45% is worth for a person earning £1 million a year...."Iain McKenzie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"Christmas is coming and it is a time for giving, but the truth is that this Government have been giving to millionaires for some time. The average tax cut to millionaires is worth £100,000 a year. Will the Financial Secretary confirm that that figure for the Government’s tax giveaway to …..."Iain McKenzie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Income Tax
"To bring my hon. Friend back to the whole subject of fairness in taxation, especially in these economic times, it was this Government who told us that those with the broadest shoulders should bear the majority of the burden, yet the first thing they did was reduce the tax rate …..."Iain McKenzie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Income Tax
"How does the hon. Gentleman feel about comments from the hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) who said that cutting the rate of tax to 45p would emphasise to the public that again, the Conservative party is indeed the party of the rich?..."Iain McKenzie - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Nov 2014
Income Tax
"I will follow your direction, Madam Deputy Speaker, on the length of Members’ contributions because I know that some Members still wish to speak in the debate.
I think that we will have no argument about the fact that austerity has been painful. What divides us in the Chamber is …..."Iain McKenzie - View Speech
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