Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Bill

May I congratulate my hon. Friend and his colleagues on the Treasury Bench for what I think has b...

I thank my right hon. Friend for his kind remarks. There is more work to be done, and I acknowled...

The Minister is making a fair argument in support of the construction and housing sector, but, as...

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his observations, which he made last week as well. Of course the G...

I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial interests. I am ve...

I am grateful, as ever, for my hon. Friend’s intervention. Of course, he has enormous expertise i...

Does the Minister agree that this is actually more than a threat for first-time buyers at the mom...

I thank the hon. Lady for her point. I would look at it in terms of opening up the market, creati...

I wonder if the Minister could clarify a couple of points. On the 31 March date, we all worry tha...

I thank my hon. Friend for his point. We are in a situation where, if the transaction is substant...

I welcome this opportunity to debate one of the key planks of the Government’s summer economic up...

I am interested in the theme of the debate the hon. Member is pursuing. The negative connotations...

I am grateful for that intervention; I will go through my argument and analysis of the Government...

Does the hon. Gentleman realise that 90% of the people who benefit from the change will be buying...

Our amendment will be about getting to the bottom of exactly who benefits. The hon. Gentleman giv...

My hon. Friend is being generous in giving way. That is the nub of the point, is it not? There is...

Of course this is about priorities for Government spending. Time and again, we have called on the...

Does the hon. Gentleman not recognise that, in order for housing supply to be available to first-...

I heard someone say, “We need to build more houses” and that is absolutely correct. But of course...

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

I will not because I want to make some progress. I know I am taking up a lot of the time in this ...

I warmly welcome this reduction in stamp duty land tax as part of the covid-19 stimulus provision...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay). I have some sympat...

The hon. Gentleman is aware that it is the purchaser who pays stamp duty, not the seller. This me...

I thank the hon. Member—I would perhaps describe him as a friend—for that point. Yes, it is the p...

I understand the hon. Gentleman’s concerns about rewarding behaviour that was going to happen any...

I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, but he will know that the automotive sector has been fru...

I am confused as to how the hon. Gentleman draws the conclusion that somebody will be worse off f...

I hope the hon. Gentleman is not accusing the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Wester...

Certainly not, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Thank you for your help in clarifying that point, Madam Deputy Speaker. What is happening is very...

The measures that the Government recently announced are an enormous leap forward to get our count...

I rise to speak not as somebody who opposes owner occupation but as somebody who celebrates it. I...

Will the hon. Lady give way?

No.

The measure allows us to believe that we can change the housing market by tinkering at ...

I have to declare that I have first-hand experience; I was helped to buy my first flat in the 199...

I should declare an interest, in that I moved house earlier this year, about four weeks before lo...

Would the hon. Lady concede that those people she is talking about are exactly why we need to get...

No, I would not concede that, and I will tell the hon. Member why: it is because we are talking a...

I am not sure whether the hon. Lady saw the article in The Sunday Times yesterday identifying not...

I thank the hon. Lady for making the point better than I could, in response to the hon. Member fo...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney). As has been discussed...

It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Redcar (Jacob Young), who made some interesting poi...

Does the hon. Gentleman recognise that what probably will help is the £12 billion affordable hous...

Potentially—although, to go on a little diversion, we cannot build houses of any kind whatsoever ...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), who made a ...

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, this Government have been committed to protecting people’s l...

I am speaking in favour of this relief of stamp duty because, as we all know, housing is a huge e...

We have faced a huge human health crisis, and we are now working to prevent that horrific health ...

It is always a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley South (Mike Wood). I fully...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Greg Smith). The Chancellor ...

It is always a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Laura Farris), who is a ...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (James Sunderland).

I am...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer), an...

My hon. Friend will be pleased to know that actually I remained as implacably calm as I always am...

The Minister is absolutely right, and I will come to that.

The Conservative Government have...

I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am on the adviso...

It was only you saying it.

Not at all; I am sure lots of people called for it. I am just showing that I am consistent in my ...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire (Anthony Browne), w...

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley (Robbie Moore).

As we con...

Will my hon. Friend give way?

I will certainly give way to my constituency neighbour.

Does my hon. Friend agree that the housing market in Wales is being impacted not only by the lack...

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) menti...

I promise I will be very brief. I warmly welcome the temporary cut to stamp duty. This will benef...

It is a pleasure to follow not only my hon. Friend the Member for Kensington (Felicity Buchan) bu...

It has been a pleasure to listen to this debate and the many interesting contributions. I cannot ...

I thank all hon. and right hon. Members for what has been a very interesting debate, across the C...

Order. Before I ask the Clerk to read the title of the Bill, I should explain that, in these exce...