division_name: Exiting the European Union (Excise)
motion: <p class="indent" pid="b1005.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That the Travellers&#8217; Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI, 2020, No. 1412), dated <phrase class="date" code="2021-12-03">3 December</phrase> 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on <phrase class="date" code="2021-12-03">3 December</phrase> 2020, be revoked.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1005.2/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;may have a marginal impact on retailers in Great Britain.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1005.2/12" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;believe that this is an appropriate juncture at which to make such an abrupt and significant change.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1005.2/14" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;The Finance Secretary&#8217;s comments are a timely and welcome intervention in support of city centres&#8230;The decision could cost Edinburgh city centre, for example, many millions in lost retail sales, let alone the knock-on impact on tourism&#8230;This decision would leave the UK as the only European country not to provide a tax-free shopping scheme to encourage tourism. There is a good reason no other European nation has taken this step, and we urge swift reconsideration.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1005.2/17" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;the UK out of step with travel retail systems around the world&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1005.2/19" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;completely disincentivises tourists to visit the UK and British passengers making purchases as they go on vacation abroad. It puts UK airports and travel retail at a substantial disadvantage against their European counterparts after Brexit. This will lead to significant additional job losses in the travel industry.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1005.2/23" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;This could be the final nail in the coffin of several UK regional airports.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1005.2/26" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;minded to extend airside tax-free sales&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1009.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;the OBR also looked at this package in the round when assessing the indirect impact on the economy&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1009.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;our remit prevents us from considering impacts on disadvantaged groups or particular geographical areas&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1014.0/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;not too big to fail.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1015.0/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;the Mayor spends far too much time at the airport spending huge amounts of investment there, trying to bring jobs there&#8221;,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1016.0/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;rubbing their hands with glee at this self-inflicted wound&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1016.0/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;a material impact on jobs and manufacturing&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b1019.0/7" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;This decision would leave the UK as the only European country not to provide a tax-free shopping scheme to encourage tourism. There is a good reason no other European nation has taken this step, and we urge swift reconsideration.&#8221;</p>