Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Lord Barwell Excerpts
Thursday 26th January 2012

(12 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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You, Mr Speaker, will have heard that question, which was directed towards you rather than me. I would not want to prejudice my position in any way by beginning to answer it.

Lord Barwell Portrait Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central) (Con)
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May we have a debate on what the Chancellor has done to tackle tax avoidance and on what else could be done, so that hard-pressed taxpayers in Croydon and elsewhere can be confident that they are not paying a penny more for people who are allowed to get away without paying their fair share?

Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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My hon. Friend raises an important issue. We are introducing measures that will raise around £4 billion over the current Parliament by clamping down on tax avoidance. Some 2,250 HM Revenue and Customs staff are moving into a new anti-evasion and avoidance unity. We took action in the previous Budget to close loopholes.