division_name: Amendment of the Law &#8212; 11. Fuel duties (rates and rebates from April 2010)
motion: <p class="italic" pid="b.756.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"> Question put,</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">(1) The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 is amended as follows.(2) In section 6(1A) (main rates)-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) in paragraph (a) (unleaded petrol), for "&#163;0.5619" substitute "&#163;0.5719",</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) in paragraph (aa) (aviation gasoline), for "&#163;0.3457" substitute "&#163;0.3835",</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) in paragraph (b) (light oil other than unleaded petrol or aviation gasoline), for "&#163;0.6591" substitute "&#163;0.6691", and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">(d) in paragraph (c) (heavy oil), for "&#163;0.5619" substitute "&#163;0.5719".</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(3) In section 6AA(3) (rate of duty on biodiesel), for "shall be &#163;0.3619 a litre." substitute "is the same as that in the case of heavy oil."(4) In section 6AB (rate of duty on bioblend)-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) in subsection (3), for the words after "is the" substitute "same as that in the case of heavy oil.", and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) omit subsections (4) and (5).</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/11" pwmotiontext="yes">(5) In section 6AD(3) (rate of duty on bioethanol), for "shall be &#163;0.3619 a litre." substitute "is the same as that in the case of unleaded petrol."(6) In section 6AE (rate of duty on blends of bioethanol and hydrocarbon oil)-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/12" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) in subsection (3), for the words after "bioethanol blend" substitute "is the same as that in the case of unleaded petrol.", and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/13" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) omit subsections (4) and (5).</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/14" pwmotiontext="yes">(7) In section 8(3) (road fuel gas)-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/15" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) in paragraph (a) (natural road fuel gas), for "&#163;0.2216" substitute "&#163;0.2360", and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/16" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) in paragraph (b) (other road fuel gas), for "&#163;0.2767" substitute "&#163;0.3053".</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/17" pwmotiontext="yes">(8) In section 11(1) (rebate on heavy oil)-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/18" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) in paragraph (a) (fuel oil), for "&#163;0.1037" substitute "&#163;0.1055", and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/19" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) in paragraph (b) (gas oil), for "&#163;0.1080" substitute "&#163;0.1099".</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/20" pwmotiontext="yes">(9) In section 14(1) (rebate on light oil for use as furnace fuel), for "&#163;0.1037" substitute "&#163;0.1055".(10) In section 14A(2) (rebate on certain biodiesel), for "&#163;0.1080" substitute "&#163;0.1099".(11) The following are revoked-</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/21" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties (Hydrogenation of Biomass) (Reliefs)</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/22" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties (Sulphur-free Diesel) (Hydrogenation of Biomass) (Reliefs) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2406), and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/23" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) regulation 11 of the Hydrocarbon Oil, Biofuels and Other Fuel Substitutes (Determination of Composition of a Substance and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/753).</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/24" pwmotiontext="yes">(12) The amendments made by this Resolution come into force on <phrase class="date" code="2010-04-01" pwmotiontext="yes">1 April 2010</phrase>.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b.756.1/25" pwmotiontext="yes">And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.756.1/26" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 298, Noes 63.</p>