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Adjournment debate on Wednesday, 22 October 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Michael Jabez Foster. The answering member was Stephen Timms.


Tax Credit Overpayments

Westminster hall adjournment debate on tax credit overpayments.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
481 c131-8WH 
Session
2007-08
Department
Treasury
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions
Michael Jabez Foster | 481 c131-3WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for the opportunity to launch this debate on tax credits, and in particular on repayme...
Stephen Timms | 481 c133WH (Link to this contribution) I am listening with great interest to my hon. Friend's compelling case. Is he arguing that if someon...
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Michael Jabez Foster | 481 c133-4WH (Link to this contribution) I am not suggesting that there should be no penalty for a failure to complete a return on time. The ...
Stephen Timms | 481 c134WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Michael Jabez Foster) on securing thi...
Michael Jabez Foster | 481 c134-5WH (Link to this contribution) The most popular payment introduced by this Government is the winter fuel payment, because poor peop...
Stephen Timms | 481 c135-7WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with my hon. Friend on the popularity of winter fuel payments, although tax credits are pret...
Michael Jabez Foster | 481 c137-8WH (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend talks about the good cause basis. The section on the definition of good cause o...
Stephen Timms | 481 c138WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is right to continue to press me on that point. I am well aware of the strength of fe...
Subjects
Forms Overpayments Welfare tax credits Regulation Taxation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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