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HMRC (Office Closures)

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

489 c73-96WH 

Session

2008-09

Department

Treasury

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

Proceeding contributions

Anthony D Wright | 489 c76WH (Link to this contribution) Absolutely. The hon. Gentleman has hit the nail on the head in terms of experience, because, in my c...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c76WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, absolutely. As I said earlier, everything that is happening to us in Great Yarmouth is replicat...

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Andrew George | 489 c76WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent case, and we can all make strong cases for not closing tax off...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c73-6WH (Link to this contribution) I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend on job moves, which will affect the whole of Norfolk; for exa...

Gwyn Prosser | 489 c76WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend carefully paints a very accurate picture of the difficulties that PCS workers and oth...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c73WH (Link to this contribution) As you can see, Mr. Caton, I brought my fans along as well—[Interruption.] Unfortunately, I cannot c...

Ian Gibson | 489 c73WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend and I are both in a good mood this morning because Norwich City managed to get three ...

David Leslie Taylor | 489 c76WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend mentions local knowledge, and it is particularly important in tackling tax evasion, b...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c77WH (Link to this contribution) That is a very valid point about compliance offices. The proposal creates other issues, problems and...

John McDonnell | 489 c77-8WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on the campaign that he has waged in Great Yarmouth. I particularly en...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c78WH (Link to this contribution) Again, that is an extremely valid response to an issue that affects Great Yarmouth, as well as other...

Andrew Turner | 489 c78WH (Link to this contribution) The problem is that there are low-level businesses, such as the ones that the hon. Gentleman and oth...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c78-9WH (Link to this contribution) I can develop an argument about the procedure that was missing from the consultation. During the pos...

David Leslie Taylor | 489 c77WH (Link to this contribution) And whether or not the tax offices are left open, we still have to pay rent.

Anthony D Wright | 489 c77WH (Link to this contribution) Absolutely. I really wanted to give those examples, because we can multiply them hundreds of times ...

Alan Reid | 489 c77WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes a very powerful case on behalf of his constituents. Does he agree that the ...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c77WH (Link to this contribution) Absolutely. I could not have written the script much better if I had asked hon. Members to intervene...

Stephen Timms | 489 c95-6WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point, because the exercise is not about simply fin...

Ian Gibson | 489 c95WH (Link to this contribution) I want to cut through some of the information that the Minister has provided. What is the difference...

Stephen Timms | 489 c94-5WH (Link to this contribution) I think that the circumstances of 103 members of staff at Great Yarmouth are being looked at. HMRC i...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c93-4WH (Link to this contribution) We are not talking about an individual member of staff; I know of dozens of members of staff who are...

Stephen Timms | 489 c93WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Great Yarmouth (Mr. Wright) on securing this debate and...

David Gauke | 489 c92WH (Link to this contribution) I appreciate what the hon. Gentleman says, but I believe that HMRC needs to be more efficient and mo...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c92WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with the hon. Gentleman. The one thing that we have done wrong is to remove front-line servi...

David Gauke | 489 c92WH (Link to this contribution) In this part of my speech, I am relying heavily on representations that I have received from the low...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c92WH (Link to this contribution) I agree wholeheartedly with the hon. Gentleman. Is he suggesting that the Conservative party manifes...

David Gauke | 489 c90-2WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for setting out his suspicions. Let me put it no more strongly; ...

Stephen Timms | 489 c96WH (Link to this contribution) I am very happy to talk to my hon. Friend about a possible meeting. What I will not do, however, is ...

Lindsay Hoyle | 489 c96WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister meet the Lancashire Members?

Baroness Clark of Kilwinning | 489 c83-4WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for this opportunity to speak on behalf of my constituents who are directly affected b...

Speaker | 489 c83WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Five more hon. Members have indicated that they would like to contribute to the debate, and w...

James Duddridge | 489 c81-3WH (Link to this contribution) I will keep my comments brief, because many hon. Members feel as I do. There are many similarities b...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c80-1WH (Link to this contribution) Absolutely. Using the argument about the recession and what my hon. Friend has said, the latest clos...

Tim Farron | 489 c85WH (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Government appear to be sucking public sector jobs int...

Lord Beith | 489 c84-5WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend not agree that in such a situation, which is comparable to ours in Alnwick in No...

Tim Farron | 489 c84WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth (Mr. Wright) on securing an incredibly important d...

Gwyn Prosser | 489 c80WH (Link to this contribution) On savings, my hon. Friend will be aware that the location of some offices is dictated by their geog...

Anthony D Wright | 489 c79-80WH (Link to this contribution) That is a point, but as I just mentioned the millions of pounds that have been put into my constitue...

James Duddridge | 489 c79WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. He paints a bleak picture, but I fear tha...

John Pugh | 489 c88WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Member for Great Yarmouth (Mr. Wright) for triggering this debate. Althoug...

Sandra Osborne | 489 c87-8WH (Link to this contribution) I add my voice to those of hon. Members who have complained about MPs' lack of access to HMRC office...

John Pugh | 489 c89-90WH (Link to this contribution) Well, there is a clear and consistent explanation behind all this, because it all started with the t...

Lindsay Hoyle | 489 c88WH (Link to this contribution) Some consistency.

Lindsay Hoyle | 489 c90WH (Link to this contribution) I want the matter cleared up. One can only suspect political interference because the case was made ...

David Gauke | 489 c90WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Caton. I congratulate the hon. Member for Gre...

Lindsay Hoyle | 489 c86-7WH (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Great Yarmouth (Mr. Wright) for introducing the debate. This i...

Geraldine Smith | 489 c85-6WH (Link to this contribution) I shall be brief. The consultation was a complete sham. The hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Mr. ...

Lindsay Hoyle | 489 c87WH (Link to this contribution) Blackburn and St. Helens were down for closure, and they both cost more than Chorley to run. My offi...

James Duddridge | 489 c87WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman name the Ministers and constituencies?

Subjects

Conditions of employment Cost effectiveness Business Closures Advisory services Women Employment Great Yarmouth Public sector Members Location Public service Staff Tax allowances Reorganisation Tax evasion Revenue and Customs

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