Finance Bill: Programme
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7))
That the following provisions shall apply to the Finance Bill:
(1) The following shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House—
(a) Clause 1 (capital allowances: permanent full expensing etc for expenditure on plant or machinery);
(b) Clause 2 and Schedule 1 (new regime for research and development carried out by companies);
(c) Clause 21 and Schedule 12 (Pillar Two);
(d) Clause 25 (rebate on heavy oil and certain bioblends used for heating);
(e) Clause 27 (interpretation of VAT and excise law);
(f) Clauses 31 to 34 and Schedule 13 (tax evasion and avoidance);
(g) any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of the Clauses
and Schedules mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f).
(2) The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.
Proceedings in Committee of the whole House
(3) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in one day.
(4) The proceedings—
(a) shall be taken on that day in the order shown in the first column of the following Table, and
(b) shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.
| Proceedings                                                                                                                                                                                  | Time for conclusion of proceedings                         |
|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Clauses 1 and 2 and Schedule 1; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those Clauses and that Schedule2 hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill. | 2 hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill. |
| Clause 21 and Schedule 12; Clauses 31 and 32 and Schedule 13; Clauses 33 and 34; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those Clauses and those Schedules        | 4 hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill. |
| Clauses 25 and 27; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those Clauses 6 hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill.                               | 6 hours after the commencement of proceedings              |
(5) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 18 January 2024.
(6) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
(7) When the provisions of the Bill considered, respectively, by the Committee of the whole House and by the Public Bill Committee have been reported to the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a whole to the House from the Public Bill Committee.
(8) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
(9) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
(10) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to proceedings on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.—(Scott Mann.)