Seema Malhotra
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(12 years, 5 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
I am grateful for the Minister’s diplomacy, but let me say gently to the hon. Lady that the question was not quite as wide as the channel—but it was not far short of it!
Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op)
Will the Minister confirm what extra information came to light during the recess that led to the U-turn on the charity tax?
Mr Gauke
In respect of all the measures we are discussing today, this Government have been listening to the arguments. As far as charities are concerned, once we had reached the conclusion that we would not proceed with a cap on relief for charitable giving, we felt it only fair to make the announcement as soon as we could—and we did so.