Finance Bill

Debate between James Cleverly and Bim Afolami

Tuesday 31st October 2017 Commons Chamber

[James Cleverly]

My hon. Friend is spot on. I cannot help but think that new clause 1 is more to do with Labour Members feeling that they need to table revised clauses because they do not know what to say. A call for a review of this kind invariably occurs when people are not sure what to say.

Mr Speaker, you will be disheartened to hear that I am about to conclude my comments. I strongly urge Members on both sides of the House to reject the new clause. We should do everything we can to send a positive message to businesses currently in the UK, to businesses that may think about coming to the UK and to business people who are deciding where they will domicile and to pay tax. We need to let them know that the UK is open, ready to do business and welcomes business people, as long as they pay their fair share in tax and help to support the public services that we value.

[Bim Afolami (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con)]

I felt that, as I was going to speak this afternoon, I should listen to speeches by colleagues in the House.