Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Wera Hobhouse Excerpts
Thursday 17th October 2024

(2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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I absolutely welcome that report, and of course I commend it to Members of both Houses.

Wera Hobhouse Portrait Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (LD)
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The new rules on wine duty being implemented in February 2025 will be overly complicated and incredibly burdensome, especially for smaller, independent wine importers such as Canned Wine in Bath. The chief executive officer of that local business told me that the incremental duty rates will put incredible strain on their business. Can we have a debate in Government time on this important issue?