division_name: Opposition Day &#8212; [9th Allotted Day] &#8212; Fuel Duty
motion: <p class="" pid="a.89.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.89.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House believes that, at a time when the cost of living is rising and our economic recovery is fragile, it cannot be right to increase fuel duty by the planned 3 pence in January 2013; calls upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to cancel this rise in fuel duty at least until next April; and believes that this change could be funded by clamping down on known tax avoidance schemes.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.95.6/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move an amendment, to leave out from &#8220;House&#8221; to the end and add:</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="a.95.6/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;notes that as a result of the action this Government has taken to cut, cancel and delay fuel duty rises families will save around &#163;159 on fuel costs by April 2013; further notes that under the previous administration&#8217;s plans, voted for by the Leader of the Opposition and the Shadow Chancellor, pump prices would be 10 pence higher than they currently are; also notes that motorists in island communities are benefiting from the fuel duty discount pilot scheme; recognises that this Government has introduced a number of other measures to support families including a &#163;1,100 increase in the personal income tax allowance from April 2013, three years of council tax freezes and a cap on rail fares; commends that these measures have been in part affordable because of the Government&#8217;s record of success in tackling tax avoidance and evasion which is on track to raise an additional &#163;7 billion per annum by the end of this Parliament; and welcomes the Government&#8217;s commitment to do more to help with the cost of living in the future subject to the constraints of the public finances.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.130.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Question put (<phrase class="standing-order" code="31(2)" pwmotiontext="yes">Standing Order No. 31(2)</phrase>), That the original words stand part of the Question.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.130.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.130.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 234, Noes 282.</p>