division_name: Orders of the Day &#8212; New Clause 8 &#8212; Fuel duties: rates and rebates: general fuel duty regulator
motion: <p pid="c.957.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">'(1) HODA 1979 is amended as follows.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.957.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) In section 6 (excise duty on hydrocarbon oil) after subsection (1A) (as substituted by section 11 of this Act) insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="c.957.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">"(1AA) In every Budget Statement and pre-Budget Statement the Chancellor of the Exchequer must provide a forecast for oil prices and set out anticipated yield from fuel duty and VAT on fuel for that price and for a range of prices up to 50 per cent. above his forecast.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.957.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(1AB) The Treasury must, following each such statement, by regulations made by statutory instrument reduce the rates of duty specified in subsection (1A) in direct proportion to the increase in the costs accounted for by VAT.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.957.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(1AC) Whenever international oil prices rise above the level estimated by the forecast made in accordance with subsection (1AA), indexed fuel duty increases shall not take effect until the international oil prices return to the forecast level or the forecast price is amended by the next Budget or pre-Budget Statement."'.&#8212;<i> [Stewart Hosie.]</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="c.957.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes"> Brought up, and read the First time.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.957.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> Motion made, and</i><i> Question put,</i> That the clause be read a Second time:&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="c.957.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 15, Noes 309.</p>