HMRC Estate Transformation Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

HMRC Estate Transformation

Stephen Morgan Excerpts
Tuesday 29th January 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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There has already been an equality impact assessment. It is in the public domain, but I would be very happy to share it with the hon. Member.

Stephen Morgan Portrait Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South) (Lab)
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Seventy-nine per cent. of staff surveyed said that the plans undermine their ability to provide tax collection. Are HMRC staff wrong?

Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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What is wrong is the suggestion that we are not good at collecting tax. We are world class at collecting tax. We have a tax gap of just 5.7%. If we had the same tax gap that we had under the Labour party, the missing revenue would be enough to employ every policeman and woman in England and Wales. The Conservative way works; the Labour way squanders resources.