Exiting the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments

Debate between Hannah Bardell and Ian Paisley

Wednesday 1st November 2017 Commons Chamber

[Ian Paisley]

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[Hannah Bardell]

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HMRC Office Closures

Debate between Hannah Bardell and Ian Paisley

Tuesday 24th November 2015 Commons Chamber

[David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP)]

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[Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP)]

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[Hannah Bardell]

I am going to make some progress.

An office is also going to shut in Inverness, and offices in Irvine and Glenrothes are also in the process of closing. Those closures are distressing news for the employees, their families and the communities affected, including in my constituency of Livingston. We must remember that behind every closed office and every job lost are individual folk, some of whom I and my colleagues have met in recent weeks following the announced closures. Many of them have proudly worked for HMRC for 10, 20 or more than 30 years. Many have spent their whole careers in their local HMRC offices and are fiercely proud of the work they do.