Debate on bill and Debate on select committee report on Tuesday, 19 July 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Lord McKenzie of Luton. The answering member was Baroness Noakes.

Finance Bill

Finance Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question. Committee negatived. Standing Order 47 having been dispensed with, Lords third reading (formal). Passed.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 673 c1360-410
Session: 2005-06
Department: Treasury; Economic Affairs Committee
Legislative stage: Third reading; Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Finance Bill (Brought from the Commons)
Thursday, 7 July 2005
Bills
House of Lords; Finance Bill (EAC Report)
Tuesday, 19 July 2005
Parliamentary proceedings
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Hamilton of Epsom | 673 c1375-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great honour to have been appointed to your Lordships’ House. I am wearing a white...; Baroness Wilcox | 673 c1380 (Link to this contribution) Steady on. I am the noble Lord’s whip.; Lord Howe of Aberavon | 673 c1380 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join those who have welcomed the contribution made to this debate in the maiden speech o...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 673 c1360-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the Bill be now read a second time. In moving Second Reading, I shall ...; Baroness Noakes | 673 c1365-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing his first Finance Bill in your Lordships’ House. I lo...; Lord Rosser | 673 c1378-80 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton of Epsom, on behalf of the House, and congratulate...; Lord Wakeham | 673 c1369-72 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one learns something new each day in life, and I have learnt something new today. It was...; Lord Barnett | 673 c1372-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was delighted to give way to the noble Lord, Lord Wakeham, the chairman of the sub-commi...; Lord Newby | 673 c1397-400 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton of Epsom, on his maiden speech. As secr...; Baroness Wilcox | 673 c1400-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Newby. We agree with much of what he said. I...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 673 c1402-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in today’s debate. I particularly thank and ...; Baroness Noakes | 673 c1403 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it was ““cooking the books””.; Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market | 673 c1384-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too warmly congratulate my noble friend Lord Hamilton of Epsom on his maiden speech and ...; Viscount Trenchard | 673 c1388-92 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing the debate and for giving your Lordships’ Ho...; Lord Northbrook | 673 c1392-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, would like to congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton of Epsom, on his excellen...; Lord Sheldon | 673 c1396 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the basis for the debate is the economic situation. There have been a number of voices poi...; Baroness Noakes | 673 c1404 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, those statistics are all very interesting. Just so that we can be quite clear, is the Mini...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 673 c1404-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Government are not, and should not be, in the business of commenting on every set of s...; Baroness Noakes | 673 c1410 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, I have listened carefully to his 28-minute speech. In my ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 673 c1410 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not believe that it misled the House. On that occasion we were discussing the basis o...; Viscount Trenchard | 673 c1409 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for giving way. He refers to the report from the Pensions Policy Inst...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 673 c1409-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is a balance involved. I hope that the noble Viscount will forgive me; I must make p...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 673 c1403-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I reject ““cooking the books””, ““dodgy accounting””, and all such notions. The reality is...; Lord Howe of Aberavon | 673 c1380-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I say that in total defiance of my noble friend Lady Wilcox. Nor need one ingratiate onese...
Notes: Debated with Lords motion to take note of the report of the Economic Affairs Committee on the Finance Bill 2005. (HL 13 2005-06).
Subjects: Disclosure of information Accountancy Capital gains tax Corporation tax Income tax Inheritance tax Gift aid Economic situation National income Pensions Lump sum payments Public sector debt Tax avoidance Taxation VAT Stamp duties Tax rates and bands
Legislation: Finance Bill 2005-06
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