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  National Insurance Contributions Bill - Clause 2 - Freeport Conditions - Register of Beneficial Owners - Reduced Employer's National Insurance
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to require Freeport governance bodies to maintain a public register of the beneficial owners of companies operating within the site as a condition of a reduced rate of employer's National Insurance applying within the area. 
  
  @ MP voted no to require Freeport governance bodies to maintain a public register of the beneficial owners of companies operating within the site as a condition of a reduced rate of employer's National Insurance applying within the area. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require Freeport governance bodies to maintain a public register of the beneficial owners of companies operating within the site as a condition of a reduced rate of employer's National Insurance applying within the area. 
  
  MPs were considering the National Insurance Contributions Bill. [1][2][3]
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 2.
  
  Amendment 2 stated[4]:
  
  :Page 2, line 26, at end insertâ
  :â(e) the freeport governance body of any freeport tax site in which the employer has business premises maintains a record of all the businesses operating, or applying to operate, within the tax site and this recordâ
  :(i) contains information, which the freeport governance body must make reasonable efforts to verify, about the beneficial owner of the business, and 
  :(ii) is easily accessible to relevant enforcement agencies and to the general public.â
  
  Had it not been rejected the amendment would have impacted Clause 2 of the Bill[2][3]. The Clause provided for conditions applying to the zero-rate of secondary Class 1 National Insurance relief for Freeport employers.[2][3]
  
  The rejected new clause was accompanied by the following explanatory statement note[5]:
  
  :Lords Amendment 2 adds an additional condition whereby the Freeport NICs relief would only be available if the Freeport governance body maintained a public record of beneficial ownership of businesses operating in the freeport tax site.
  
  
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  * [1] [https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2860 Parliament's webpage on the  National Insurance Contributions Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/58-02/048/5802048_en_1.html National Insurance Contributions Bill, as introduced, 7 September 2021], Parliament.uk
  * [3] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/58-02/048/5802048en01.htm Explanatory notes to the National Insurance Contributions Bill, as introduced, 7 September 2021], Parliament.uk
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0259/210259.pdf Lords amendments to the National Insurance Contributions Bill, 23 February 2022], Parliament.uk
  * [5] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-02/0259/en/210259en.pdf Explanatory notes to the Lords amendments to the National Insurance Contributions Bill, 23 February 2022], Parliament.uk
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