Budget Leak Inquiry Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Budget Leak Inquiry

Ian C. Lucas Excerpts
Thursday 22nd March 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and our progress on oil and gas will be welcomed throughout the country and, especially, in Great Yarmouth.

Ian C. Lucas Portrait Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)
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On stamp duty specifically, will the Minister implement an inquiry into how many transactions of more than £2 million took place between the time that such reports were in the newspapers and the Budget announcement, and into how much that cost the hard-pressed British taxpayer and pensioners who are having to pay the granny tax?

David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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On the general point about leak inquiries, I have said what I have to say on that, but we have to bear in mind that identifying a property of more than £2 million, reaching a conclusion on negotiations and exchanging in the course of one morning is somewhat ambitious.