Office of Tax Simplification Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Office of Tax Simplification

Peter Bone Excerpts
Tuesday 20th July 2010

(14 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Gauke Portrait Mr Gauke
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The OTS can look at all taxes. We will agree other subjects for consideration in the future, and I am sure that my hon. Friend is right to highlight that matter.

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)
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The spat at the beginning of the urgent question about whether the written statement was first leaked to the press raised the blood pressure of the shadow Minister. Would the Minister encourage all Back Benchers—indeed, all Ministers—to come along to the first Back-Bench business debate scheduled for later this evening on the very topic of information on statements for Back Benchers?