division_name: Finance (No. 2) Bill - [Mr. Michael J. Martin in the Chair]
motion: <p>Considered in Committee. 
  
   <p>Ordered, 
  <p>That the order in which proceedings in Committee of the whole House on the Finance (No. 2) Bill are to be taken shall be: Clause 30, Clause 75, Clause 147, Clause 1, Clause 7, Clause 10, Clause 11, Clause 119, Clause 25, Clause 27.--[ Mr. Geoffrey Robinson. ]
   
  
    Clause 30  
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   Corporation tax: due and payable date <p>
   I beg to move amendment No. 2, in page 15, line 25, at end insert--
   
  
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  'Provided that a draft of the first set of regulations made under this section shall be laid before Parliament and the regulations shall not be made until the draft has been approved by resolution of the House of Commons.'.
  <p>Amendment negatived .
   
  
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   I beg to move amendment No. 3, inpage 16, line 29, at end insert--
   
  
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  '(c) for special payment arrangements for companies making seasonal profits, enabling such companies to pay instalments based on actual tax-adjusted results for the previous six month period.'.
  <p>Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 
  
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   I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 16, leave out lines 37 and 38.
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   We have drawn attention to the fact that clause 30 in particular--like the Bill in general--makes excessive use<p> 
  
   
  
   
  
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  of regulation-making powers. I invite the House to consider particularly the proposed new section 59E(5), which states:
  <p>Amendment negatived. 
  <p>Question put,  That the clause stand part of the Bill:--
  <p>The Committee divided:  Ayes 275, Noes 121.
  