Finance Bill

John McDonnell Excerpts

Monday 26th October 2015 Commons Chamber

‘( ) Regulations under this section may, so long as they do not increase any person’s liability to any tax, be made to have retrospective effect in relation to any time in the tax year in which they are made or the previous tax year.”—(Mr Gauke.)

[John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. In the light of the votes in the other place this evening, the Chancellor has, I believe, informed the media that he will bring forward measures to respond to the Government’s defeats. It is the responsibility of Ministers, as you know and as you have ruled, to make this sort of announcement to this House first. While there are indeed Treasury questions tomorrow, given the level of interest from Members in all parts of the House and the significance of this matter, I am asking that the Chancellor make an oral statement to this House tomorrow, promptly.

[Mr Speaker]

I am grateful to the shadow Chancellor for his point of order. Those on the Treasury Bench will have heard what he has said. It is open to a Minister to do that tomorrow. Given that a Treasury Minister is present on the Treasury Bench, he is welcome to rise to his feet if he wishes.