James Murray
MP for Ealing North · Labour (Co-op) · United Kingdom
“Travellers will not need to do anything differently when using the allowances, but the revised categories change the combinations of products that can be brought into the UK duty-free. The changes were announced at the 2025 Budget and follow a review of travellers’ allowances after our exit from the European Union.”
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“The overall volume of alcohol that individual travellers are allowed to bring back remains the same; it is the categories that different alcohol products fall into that is changing. Where people have previously maximised allowances across separate categories, they may be able to bring back less of those products in total.”
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“Secondly, the existing still wine category is replaced by a single wine category covering both still and sparkling wine. Sparkling wine now forms part of the 18-litre wine allowance rather than the separate nine-litre category for drinks of up 22% alcohol by volume.”
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“I thank hon. Members for their contributions. I welcome the support of the official Opposition for this measure, and acknowledge the long-standing conversations that the hon. Member for Grantham and Bourne and I have had on different sides of the aisle along Committee corridor.”
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“Although individual travellers will not need to do anything differently when using the allowance, the revised categories will have changed the combinations that can be brought into the UK duty-free. The existing 42-litre beer allowance remains unchanged, but cider is now included in that allowance.”
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“Some travellers are now able to bring back more of certain products duty-free, while those who previously maximised allowances across separate categories may be able to bring back less of those products in total. However, the overall duty-free allowance remains the same.”
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“His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs systems and guidance have been updated to reflect the new categories and thresholds. The order took effect from 1 October 2026. I commend it to the Committee.”
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“Travellers will not need to do anything differently when using the allowances, but the revised categories change the combinations of products that can be brought into the UK duty-free. The changes were announced at the 2025 Budget and follow a review of travellers’ allowances after our exit from the European Union. That review identified areas where the structure could be simplified and similar alcoholic products could be treated more consistently. Individuals travelling to Northern Ireland from the EU continue to operate under separate arrangements that were retained following the exit from the EU. The measure is not expected to have any significant macroeconomic impact. Its administrative impact on businesses is expected to be negligible, although some businesses may update guidance or customer-facing material.”
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“Secondly, the existing still wine category is replaced by a single wine category covering both still and sparkling wine. Sparkling wine now forms part of the 18-litre wine allowance rather than the separate nine-litre category for drinks of up 22% alcohol by volume. Thirdly, the order updates the terminology used in the 1994 order by replacing references to “alcoholic beverages” with “alcoholic products”, in line with the Finance (No.2) Act 2023. Finally, where travellers exceed their duty-free allowance, simplified rates of duty may apply up to specified thresholds before standard rates of duty apply. The order raises the simplified rate threshold for still and sparkling cider from 20 litres to 110 litres, bringing it in line with beer. The thresholds for other alcohol products are unchanged.”
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“I beg to move, That this House has considered the Travellers’ Allowances (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 981). It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. The purpose of the order is straightforward: it updates the way alcoholic products are grouped within the duty-free allowances available to travellers entering the UK from the rest of the world. The changes make the system simpler, clearer and more consistent with the alcohol duty reforms introduced in 2023. The order makes four principal changes. First, cider moves into the same allowance category as beer. That means that cider now forms part of the 42-litre beer allowance instead of the separate nine-litre allowance for drinks of up to 22% alcohol by volume.”
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“Some travellers are now able to bring back more of certain products duty-free, while those who previously maximised allowances across separate categories may be able to bring back less of those products in total. However, the overall duty-free allowance remains the same. The revised approach therefore offers greater consistency between similar products, and better reflects the reformed alcohol duty system.”
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“Although individual travellers will not need to do anything differently when using the allowance, the revised categories will have changed the combinations that can be brought into the UK duty-free. The existing 42-litre beer allowance remains unchanged, but cider is now included in that allowance. Likewise, still and sparkling wine now share a single 18-litre wine allowance. The purpose of the changes was not to alter the way that individual travellers interact with HMRC, but to provide clearer and more consistent frameworks for the combinations of alcohol products that people may bring into the UK. The Government recognise that the changes have affected travellers differently.”
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“I thank hon. Members for their contributions. I welcome the support of the official Opposition for this measure, and acknowledge the long-standing conversations that the hon. Member for Grantham and Bourne and I have had on different sides of the aisle along Committee corridor. The order delivers a targeted simplification of the travellers’ allowances rules. It aligns the treatment of cider with beer, brings still and sparkling wine into a single wine category, updates the statutory terminology and aligns the simplified rate threshold for cider with that of beer. The shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Grantham and Bourne, asked how many people would be affected and which ports would be impacted. This is a change to the overall way in which the duty system works.”
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“I can reassure him that the measure is expected to have no significant macroeconomic impact and only a negligible administrative impact on businesses, but HMRC will, of course, monitor the change through routine data collection and engagement with stakeholders. I commend the order to the Committee. Question put and agreed to.”
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“The overall volume of alcohol that individual travellers are allowed to bring back remains the same; it is the categories that different alcohol products fall into that is changing. Where people have previously maximised allowances across separate categories, they may be able to bring back less of those products in total. Overall, individual travellers still have access to the same total volume of products, but spread across different categories that are grouped in slightly different ways. As I said, it offers greater consistency between similar products. I mentioned that beer and cider and still and sparkling wine are grouped together in specific categories of the allowance, which better reflects the reformed alcohol duty system. The shadow Minister asked about the impact on different ports and businesses.”
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“Our decisions on tax reflect our commitment to sound public finances. We want to make sure that those with broader shoulders make a fair contribution. Although very few people, if any, want to pay more tax, we recognise that only a small proportion of the largest estates pay inheritance tax, and it makes an important contribution to the public finances. Inheritance tax is forecast to raise almost £15 billion in 2030-31 to help deliver public services, and it is currently payable on around one in 20 estates. Our reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief, introduced in April of this year, are expected to raise around £300 million per year, while offering substantial protection for family farms and businesses. Through a 100%—”
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“That includes driving down waste and driving up efficiency in the public sector, with a 16% reduction in departmental admin budgets by the end of the spending review period. We are reprioritising spending so that taxpayers’ money is spent on their priorities, cancelling digital ID in order to remove VAT from household electricity bills, reprioritising Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government spending to help tackle homelessness and bringing the national bus cap down to £2 for 2027, funded by savings from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. We are reforming the welfare system through the Milburn and Timms reviews, while tackling welfare fraud and error to save over £14 billion by the end of 2030-31, and we have taken decisions on tax to ensure that we meet our fiscal rules of living within our means.”
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“Last year we delivered the highest number of affordable homes in a decade. We are lifting over half a million children out of poverty by scrapping the two-child limit and expanding free school meals. We are investing in Britain’s future, with an additional £120 billion of capital investment across this Parliament, and in Britain’s roads, rail, energy and other infrastructure that is so important to driving growth. Through reforms to how our country works, from planning to pensions and skills, we have helped to create the conditions for private investment to rise by almost 5% since the general election. We have always been prepared to take the responsible choices to fix the foundations of our economy, repair our broken public services and deliver the investment needed to support growth.”
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“That is why, as the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have made clear, fiscal discipline will underwrite every promise this Government make to the British people. We will meet our fiscal rules at the Budget later this month with a buffer against uncertainty. We will control borrowing so that we can bring inflation down and reduce long-term pressures on our public finances. That is the right thing to do, because there is nothing progressive about a Government spending £1 in every £10 on debt interest, rather than on the priorities of working people. This Government inherited public finances that were in a mess and public services that were in crisis. Since the general election, we have put the NHS back on its feet, with the waiting list down by more than 250,000 since the Government came to power.”
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“That is why we are giving families and businesses breathing space where we can and starting to make the big, long-term changes needed to create good jobs and growth in every postcode. Everything we do at this Budget will be built on fiscal stability. Our fiscal responsibility has been underlined by the IMF this week, and as it made clear, our country is forecast to have the lowest borrowing—that is to say, the smallest deficit—in the G7 from 2029. Our country is demonstrating strong resilience in the face of global challenges, with the joint second-fastest growing economy in the G7 this year. To deliver good growth in every postcode and to provide breathing space for families and businesses, we must continue to take responsible choices.”
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“I thank the shadow Chancellor for delivering a speech for which it was, this time, much clearer when it had ended. The Opposition motion invites us to speculate on the contents of the Budget. As right hon. and hon. Members will be used to me and my colleagues saying, the Government do not comment on speculation and the Chancellor will deliver his Budget in this House on 28 October. However, I am free to share with the House some of the context in which the Chancellor will take his decisions. The Budget comes amid unprecedented economic shocks, with conflicts in both the middle east and Europe hitting people here and around the world. However, we are not powerless.”
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“These protections will support family farms as we work with farmers to build a sector that is productive, profitable and resilient for the future.”
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“The impact assessment, or tax information note, is published alongside the publication of the policy at the Budget. I want to just make the point that to protect family farms and family businesses, the threshold for the 100% relief goes up to £2.5 million per person, and above that there is a 50% rate, which means an effective inheritance tax rate of up to 20% above that. Furthermore, the repayments can be spread over up to 10 years interest free, so there are substantial protections in place for family farms and family businesses. That 100% relief on the first £2.5 million of qualifying agricultural and business assets means that a couple can pass on up to £5 million of qualifying agricultural and business assets free of inheritance tax between them, in addition to the existing allowances such as the nil rate band.”
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“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question, but the fact that we have a threshold of £2.5 million of qualifying assets over which the 100% relief applies, and that the 50% relief applies in an uncapped manner above that level, means that we are protecting our small family businesses and family farms while making sure that there is a contribution towards the public finances.”
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“Without commenting on individual tax affairs, even if hypothetical, if a farm were worth £3 million, the £2.5 million allowance for the 100% relief would cover a substantial portion of that. That is in addition to the existing nil rate bands and can be transferred between spouses. If that hypothetical farm were passed on via a couple to their descendants, £5 million would be covered. I want to emphasise that our work as a Government with farmers—who feed the nation, sustain rural communities and help to manage the land that shapes our countryside—ranges from immediate support, including the £65 million emergency package that we announced to help them cope with this summer’s drought, to opening new markets for British produce through trade deals and export opportunities.”
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“As the right hon. Lady will know, I have been in a position in the Treasury previously in this Government, and I have had a large number of conversations with people affected by, and worried about, this tax policy. The tax policy introduced in April this year has a £2.5 million threshold for the 100% relief, and we are confident that that balances raising revenue for the public finances with giving the right protection to family farms, which we think is so important.”
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“In a world of difficult choices, they are choosing to direct billions of pounds towards some of those with the largest assets, while everyone else is asked to pick up the bill.”
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“But let me remind the House of the decisions this Government have already taken to provide breathing space to families and businesses. For families rightly concerned about the cost of energy, we have removed VAT from electricity bills, taking around £45 off the price cap, and that is on top of the £150 removed from bills at the last Budget. For those paying business rates, the Government have introduced a support package worth £4.3 billion, with a further announcement in July taking an extra 20% off bills for pubs, social clubs and live music venues. These are some of our choices to help families and businesses across the country. Rather than helping ordinary families struggling with the cost of living, the Tories instead are prioritising some of those with the greatest wealth.”
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“Let’s face it: with the Conservatives’ policies costing double what they say and their so-called savings failing to materialise, they would either push up borrowing or do what Tories do best: make cuts to schools, prison places and our NHS. Let’s be clear: this policy would fail to help ordinary families across the country. That independent analysis has shown that 90% of the benefit would go to the wealthiest 20% of pensioner households; 40% would go to the wealthiest 5%; and 70% of the benefits would go to households in London and the south-east. The Conservatives’ policy stands in contrast to the fair decisions that this Government will always take. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor will of course set out any future tax measures in the Budget in two weeks’ time.”
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“In government, they crashed the economy while the shadow Chancellor was in the Treasury, and they left us with billions of pounds of unfunded spending commitments. In opposition, they are showing that they have learned nothing from their general election defeat. They claim their changes to inheritance tax would cost £6 billion and that they know how they would pay for them, but when they say they would make savings to welfare and asylum, no one can believe a word they say when everyone knows the cost of both soared when they were in power. What is more, independent analysis by tax expert Dan Neidle suggests that the true cost of their changes would reach £10.8 billion a year once behavioural effects are taken into account. That is almost double the number the shadow Chancellor has been bandying around.”
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“Much like his right hon. Friend the Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse), the right hon. Gentleman refers to a £3 million farm. Again, that makes me confident that the threshold of £2.5 million for the 100% relief would cover a large proportion of those assets. As I said, that £2.5 million of qualifying assets means that a couple can pass on up to £5 million of qualifying assets, and that is in addition to the other existing nil rate bands. It is a similar point that his right hon. Friend made. The fact is that a £3 million farm would be covered by much of the relief and the nil rate bands. Our responsible approach to the public finances stands in stark contrast to the approach taken by the Conservatives.”
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“My hon. Friend makes an important point about politics being about choices and priorities. Indeed, in a world of difficult choices, the Conservatives choose to direct billions of pounds towards some of those with the largest estates, while everyone else is being asked to pick up the bill.”
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“Without commenting on the circumstances of an individual taxpayer, the fact that we have a threshold of £2.5 million before any inheritance tax is due on relevant agricultural or business property assets provides substantial protection for people from those charges. As I said earlier, there is a 50% relief which is uncapped above that level, and payment is allowed over 10 years interest-free. The balance we are striking in the policy that was introduced in April provides protection for family farms and small businesses while ensuring a contribution to the public finances, underscoring our fiscal responsibility, which is so important for better public services and a stable economy.”
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“That is why we will continue to meet our fiscal rules, with a buffer against uncertainty. We will support good growth in every postcode by getting power out of Westminster, and we will drive investment to boost innovation and create jobs. That is how we will bring back hope across Britain, not through the fantasy economics and unfunded spending commitments of the Conservative party but with a plan to unlock potential in every part of our country, so that wherever someone lives, they and their local community can thrive. I oppose the Opposition motion.”
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“I was going to say that I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question, but I am not sure it was meant in that tone. Being in government is about taking the right decisions for the future of the country, and I know that when taking decisions in the Treasury, the most important thing to start with is to ensure that fiscal stability and responsibility are the bedrock of all our decisions. If we look at the decisions that we as a Government have taken, and at the commitment of the Chancellor and Prime Minister, no one can be in any doubt that we will never return to the recklessness of the hon. Gentleman’s party in government. Labour Members know that to provide breathing space for families and businesses, and to fix our economy and country for the long term, fiscal discipline must underwrite every promise we make.”
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“I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 (S.I., 2026, No. 809). Should I speak now, Mr Stringer? I have not done a statutory instrument in a few months, so I am just recalibrating.”
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“The regulations put this idea into practice by creating a mechanism that ties the CBAM rate to domestic carbon prices. They set out that the CBAM rate is to be calculated by taking the quarterly mean average of the UK emissions trading scheme auction price, and how the free allocation adjustment is to be applied to reflect the upcoming phase-out of free allowances to domestic industry.”
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“The reason for introducing CBAM is clear: to support the UK to decarbonise, domestic producers face carbon costs that encourage investment in cleaner and more efficient production. Without CBAM, there is a risk that production and associated emissions will simply move overseas to jurisdictions with lower carbon costs, leading to what is known as carbon leakage rather than to a true reduction in global carbon emissions. CBAM is designed to address the risk of carbon leakage by ensuring that imported goods face a carbon price comparable to what manufacturers would pay were they producing the same goods in the UK. In doing so, it supports our decarbonisation objectives and gives UK producers the legislative support that they have called for to bolster their confidence in investing in the transition to net zero.”
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“Thank you for the quick explainer, Mr Stringer. It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee and to see you in the Chair. The regulations form an important part of the legislative framework for the UK’s carbon border adjustment mechanism. The core framework for CBAM has already been set out in the Finance Act 2026, but the regulations provide further detail on two important aspects of its operation. Mainly, they establish how and under what circumstances liable persons can claim relief for charges paid under overseas carbon pricing schemes; they also provide additional clarity on how the CBAM rate should be calculated in practice. CBAM is a new environmental tax that will apply from 1 January 2027. It will apply to specified goods in five highly traded carbon-intensive sectors: aluminium, cement, fertiliser, hydrogen, and iron and steel.”
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“The mechanism of removing free allowances is part of the transition to the new system. Under the new system, the CBAM price will ensure that those industries within the UK that are investing in decarbonisation are not disadvantaged by industries moving overseas. If the industries move overseas to areas that have a higher carbon intensity, they could be at an advantage relative to the industries here in the UK. It is about levelling the playing field for businesses operating in the UK.”
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“The Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs continue to work with domestic businesses, trade bodies, verifiers, international partners and other interested stakeholders and remain committed to ongoing engagement as CBAM comes into force on 1 January 2027 and beyond. In summary, the regulations implement important aspects of the CBAM framework already approved by Parliament in the Finance Act 2026. They provide clarity on carbon price relief, including when it is available and how importers can calculate it, and they give transparency on how the CBAM rate will be calculated. In doing so, the regulations support the effective introduction of CBAM from 1 January. They help to protect against carbon leakage and they give businesses greater certainty about how the new tax will operate. I commend them to the Committee.”
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“They define the characteristics of a qualifying carbon pricing scheme, set out how an effective carbon price should be determined and specify the evidence and independent verification required to support a claim for carbon price relief. The Government remain committed to a full consultation throughout the development of CBAM, and that has included a technical consultation of the regulations before the Committee today. A small number of technical and clarificatory changes were made following that consultation, as is set out in paragraph 7.3 of the explanatory memorandum. Those changes improved the operation and clarity of the regulations without altering the policy intent. Engagement has not been limited to formal consultation.”
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“Friend the Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland. It is therefore only right that, where the emissions embodied in an imported good have already been subject to qualifying a carbon price overseas, those costs are recognised and relief is made available. Importers of goods produced under schemes that align with the criteria, such as the EU emissions trading scheme or the Canadian federal output-based pricing system, should not pay twice for the same emissions. Those are just two examples; a list of all the national schemes that the Treasury recognises as qualifying carbon pricing schemes has been published on gov.uk. The regulations establish the framework for claiming this relief.”
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“Although fertiliser production is emissions-intensive, the effective carbon price paid by UK-based fertiliser manufacturers has been extremely low because of the allocation of free allowances to that sector. As a result, we expect initial liabilities to be very modest for imported fertilisers. To support transparency and to help businesses to prepare, the Government will publish illustrative CBAM rates very shortly, which will provide a clear indication of the likely scale of the charge that may apply to fertiliser imports when the CBAM comes into force. I should emphasise that CBAM is not a protectionist measure, nor is it designed to raise revenue. Its purpose is to ensure that imported goods face carbon costs comparable to those that our domestic industry faces, as I set out in response to my hon.”
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“For that reason, we have chosen to wait for the latest available data through the UK ETS baseline data reporting exercise, which will provide a robust illustration of future CBAM liabilities. As I say, we will publish that information very shortly.”
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“As I say, without CBAM the risk is that production and associated emissions will simply move overseas to jurisdictions with lower carbon costs. That carbon leakage, as it is referred to, would be the impact of not having a CBAM, rather than a true reduction in global carbon emissions. A number of points have been made about the impact on businesses, about the timing of the introduction of the measures and about when the various values will be put in the public domain. I assure the Committee that we have considered carefully how best to support businesses’ preparations for CBAM. We have had to balance the benefits of publishing information at the earliest possible opportunity against the importance of ensuring that the figures published are sufficiently representative to be genuinely useful.”
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“I thank all Members for their contributions. As I set out in my opening remarks, the regulations before the Committee give effect to important elements of the CBAM framework, which has already been established by Parliament under the Finance Act 2026. Ultimately, CBAM is about ensuring that the UK’s decarbonisation efforts lead to a real reduction in global emissions. The regulations help to achieve that objective by ensuring that imported goods face a carbon price comparable to that of goods produced in the UK. The regulations support a fair, proportionate and effective CBAM to protect against carbon leakage, and to give industry the confidence to invest in the transition to net zero. I am grateful to hon. Members for their contributions and will try to address some of their points.”
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“As a result, we expect initial liabilities to be very modest for imported fertilisers. I will publish illustrative rates very shortly. Other hon. Members questioned the impact on businesses of the administrative burden of implementing the CBAM. I reassure the Committee that only those that import £50,000-worth or more of CBAM goods in a 12-month period will need to register for the UK CBAM. HMRC estimates that more than 80% of otherwise affected importers will be excluded from the CBAM altogether and that more than 99% of imported emissions will be covered. We believe that that gets the balance right between covering the relevant imports and minimising the administrative burden to those who could be affected.”
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“As I said earlier, that happens not only through the formal consultation, but through regular engagement with all sorts of industries affected by the introduction of the CBAM. We want to ensure that we develop the detail of the policy in the best possible way, particularly in relation to fertiliser. I understand that the hon. Gentleman raised that issue, as did a number of others. A few hon. Members mentioned a figure of £70 per tonne of emissions in fertiliser. I do not recognise that figure at all. I confirm to the Committee that, as I have said, although fertiliser production is emissions-intensive, the effect of the carbon price paid by UK-based fertiliser manufacturers has been extremely low because of the allocation of free allowances to the sector.”
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“I am happy to write to the right hon. Gentleman with any further information that might be available, in addition to what he referred to. However, the wider point, as I said in my opening remarks, is that this is about ensuring we address the risk of production with associated emissions simply moving overseas to jurisdictions with lower costs. The CBAM ensures that we prevent such carbon leakage, so the impact of the policy is to have a genuine reduction in carbon emissions rather than simply moving production overseas. That is the driving principle behind the regulations, the framework in its totality, and the details that we are debating. I thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions and commend the regulations to the Committee. Question put.”
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“We love our pubs, so to support them the Prime Minister announced in his first week after taking office a 20% cut in business rates for them, as well as for social clubs and live music venues, from April 2027. That is building on the 15% reduction earlier this year. I and other Ministers have regular discussions with representatives from the pubs and hospitality sector to understand the impact of business rates support.”
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“I know my hon. Friend is a great champion of pubs in her constituency. In fact, she has brought together people for her pub politics events, including at the Willy Wicket, the Beaufort Arms, the Baileys Court Inn—which I have been to—and the White Lion, where people come to talk about issues that matter to them. The support we are providing for pubs will be worth nearly £250 million next year. That will benefit around 32,000 venues, which helps to ensure that they and the jobs they provide will be there for the future.”
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“I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the contribution that businesses such as Koh-I-Noor provide to local communities and economies. As he set out, the Government are helping pubs right now, because of the important community assets that they are and the real pressures that they face. I assure him that we will continue to look at what more we can do to support high street businesses more widely to help them to invest and grow.”
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“I very much agree with my hon. Friend about the vital role that pubs and clubs play in local communities on either side of the border. As she rightly points out, business rates decisions in Wales are a decision for the Welsh Government. In England, we have taken action to support community venues and high streets, including the targeted business rates support for pubs. I urge the Welsh Government to consider doing the same.”
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“My hon. Friend is a great champion for pubs and other hospitality venues in his constituency, including Arkell’s brewery, which I know supplies pubs across Swindon and Wiltshire. As he rightly points out, we have provided support for pubs and community venues, which the Prime Minister announced soon after taking office. We will consider all options for what we can do to further support them in the Budget.”
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“The hon. Gentleman has some cheek, given the number of pubs that closed when his party was in government. The Labour party is making sure that the business rates system is set right for the future. Not only have we announced a 20% cut in business rates for pubs as a result of the new Prime Minister taking office, but I was pleased to announce a review of the way in which pubs and hotels are valued for the future, following concerns raised by the sector. That review will report in time for decisions taken on the basis of it to be in place for the next revaluation.”
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