division_name: Household Energy Bills: VAT
motion: <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House calls on the Government to cut the rate of VAT for household energy bills as soon as possible; and makes provision as set out in this Order:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/15" pwmotiontext="yes">Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put on Tuesday <phrase class="date" code="2022-02-01">1 February</phrase> 2022</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/28" pwmotiontext="yes">Consideration of Lords Amendments and Messages on a subsequent day</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/29" pwmotiontext="yes">(8) If any message on the Bill (other than a message that the House of Lords agrees with the Bill without amendment or agrees with any message from this House) is expected from the House of Lords on any future sitting day, the House shall not adjourn until that message has been received and any proceedings under paragraph (10) have been concluded.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/30" pwmotiontext="yes">(9) On any day on which such a message is received, if a designated Member indicates to the Speaker an intention to proceed to consider that message&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/34" pwmotiontext="yes">(10) If such a message is received on or before the commencement of public business on Tuesday <phrase class="date" code="2022-02-08">8 February</phrase> 2022 and a designated Member indicates to the Speaker an intention to proceed to consider that message, that message shall be considered before any order of the day or notice of motion which stands on the Order Paper.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/35" pwmotiontext="yes">(11) Paragraphs (2) to (7) of <phrase class="standing-order" code="83F" title="Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments">Standing Order No. 83F (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments)</phrase> apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments to a conclusion as if:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/39" pwmotiontext="yes">(12) Paragraphs (2) to (5) of <phrase class="standing-order" code="83G" title="Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on further messages from the Lords">Standing Order No. 83G (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on further messages from the Lords)</phrase> apply for the purposes of bringing any proceedings on consideration of a Lords Message to a conclusion as if:</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/42" pwmotiontext="yes">Reasons Committee</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/43" pwmotiontext="yes">(13) Paragraphs (2) to (6) of <phrase class="standing-order" code="83H" title="Programme orders: reasons committee">Standing Order No. 83H (Programme orders: reasons committee)</phrase> apply in relation to any committee to be appointed to draw up reasons after proceedings have been brought to a conclusion in accordance with this Order as if any reference to a Minister of the Crown were a reference to a designated Member.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/44" pwmotiontext="yes">Miscellaneous</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/45" pwmotiontext="yes">(14) <phrase class="standing-order" code="82" title="Business Committee">Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee)</phrase> shall not apply in relation to any proceedings on the Bill to which this Order applies.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/46" pwmotiontext="yes">(15) No Motion shall be made, except by a designated Member, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken, to recommit the Bill or to vary or supplement the provisions of this Order.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/47" pwmotiontext="yes">(16) (a) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings on the Bill to which this Order applies except by a designated Member.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/49" pwmotiontext="yes">(17) Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/50" pwmotiontext="yes">(18) No private business may be considered at any sitting to which the provisions of this order apply.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/51" pwmotiontext="yes">(19) In this Order, &#8220;a designated Member&#8221; means&#8212; (a) the Leader of the Opposition; and (b) any other Member acting on behalf of the Leader of the Opposition.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b451.2/52" pwmotiontext="yes">(20) This order shall be a Standing Order of the House.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b455.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We are unable to get rid of VAT on fuel bills&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b455.3/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;When we Vote Leave, we will be able to scrap this unfair and damaging tax.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b458.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We see no economic case for the building of any new nuclear power stations.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b478.0/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;matter of survival getting to the end of the month.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b481.0/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;That this House calls on the Government to cut the rate of VAT for household energy bills&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b495.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;From 2010 onwards, dozens of companies entered the market with limited checks. Some offered good services to consumers, but others were poorly prepared.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b495.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;allowed unfit and unsustainable energy companies to trade with little penalty.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b495.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;we will be able to scrap this unfair and damaging tax&#8221;,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b495.1/12" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Not only will we be able to reduce VAT in the UK, but we will be able to do it in Northern Ireland as well.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b495.1/14" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;A windfall tax on oil and gas companies, who are already struggling in the North Sea, is never going to cut it.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b497.2/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;We see no economic case for the building of any new nuclear power stations&#8221;.</p>