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Backbench debate on Thursday, 28 April 2016, in the House of Commons, led by Chris Stephens. The answering members were David Gauke and Rob Marris.

HMRC: Building our Future Plan

Unallotted backbench debate. Agreed to on question.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
608 cc1630-1653 
Session
2015-16
Department
Treasury
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Chris Stephens | 608 c1631 (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House has considered HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) plan Building ...

Peter Grant | 608 c1631 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend will be aware that 11 of the compulsory redundancy notices have been imposed on co...

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Chris Stephens | 608 c1632 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention—[Interruption.] Well, we will call it an interventio...

Liz McInnes | 608 c1632 (Link to this contribution)

It is my understanding from my experience as a trade union rep that it is compulsory to consult t...

Chris Stephens | 608 c1632 (Link to this contribution)

That is also my experience from when I was a trade union rep. We need to clarify that point, and ...

Mark Durkan | 608 c1632 (Link to this contribution)

Does the hon. Gentleman recognise that some people are receiving redundancy notices by email—not ...

Chris Stephens | 608 c1632 (Link to this contribution)

That is an interesting point, given that we had a debate yesterday about e-balloting and trade un...

Patrick Grady | 608 c1632 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my hon. Friend and others on securing this debate. Does he share my concern that a...

Chris Stephens | 608 cc1633-4 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend raises a fair point in that some workforces were told that offices would close if ...

Roger Mullin | 608 c1634 (Link to this contribution)

Does my hon. Friend agree that the loss of service will not only be geographic? Specific services...

Chris Stephens | 608 cc1634-5 (Link to this contribution)

I am aware of that and I hope to touch on it later. I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention.<...

Lindsay Hoyle | 608 c1635 (Link to this contribution)

Order. Could I just suggest that we try to aim for between five and six minutes, in order to give...

Valerie Vaz | 608 cc1635-7 (Link to this contribution)

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I assume that that was an intervention, so I will get an extra minu...

Chris Law | 608 cc1637-8 (Link to this contribution)

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) for bringing forward th...

Hannah Bardell | 608 c1638 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Offices in my constituency are going to be moved to E...

Chris Law | 608 cc1638-9 (Link to this contribution)

I completely agree with my hon. Friend. At a time when this is still in consultation, the forced ...

Peter Dowd | 608 c1639 (Link to this contribution)

I thank the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) for bringing this issue before us...

Peter Grant | 608 c1639 (Link to this contribution)

Does the hon. Gentleman agree it is extremely ironic that at the same time as the Government want...

Peter Dowd | 608 cc1640-1 (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman’s point is spot on, and in future we must try forensically to consider those c...

Lindsay Hoyle | 608 c1641 (Link to this contribution)

Order. With three speakers left, if Members stick to exactly five minutes each, we will get every...

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard | 608 cc1641-2 (Link to this contribution)

I will certainly stick to five minutes, Mr Deputy Speaker.

I thank the hon. Member for Glas...

Liz Saville Roberts | 608 cc1642-3 (Link to this contribution)

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) and others on se...

Lisa Cameron | 608 cc1643-5 (Link to this contribution)

I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) for securing t...

Stuart C McDonald | 608 cc1644-6 (Link to this contribution)

I should like to thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) for secu...

Hannah Bardell | 608 c1646 (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. On the specific issue of centralisation, virtually no work...

Stuart C McDonald | 608 cc1646-7 (Link to this contribution)

Absolutely.

We want to see the sums and the justifications for the proposals. Will each of ...

Mark Durkan | 608 c1647 (Link to this contribution)

At Foyle House in my constituency, staff are being made compulsorily redundant while other staff ...

Stuart C McDonald | 608 c1647 (Link to this contribution)

I agree. That emphasises that the sums do not appear to add up and the plan is not any sort of pl...

Rob Marris | 608 cc1647-1650 (Link to this contribution)

Well, Minister, it’s all a bit of mess, isn’t it? I congratulate the hon. Member for Glasgow Sout...

David Gauke | 608 cc1650-1 (Link to this contribution)

Back in November, HMRC announced important changes to how it would operate. Its aim was simple: t...

Patrick Grady | 608 c1651 (Link to this contribution)

Will the Financial Secretary give way?

David Gauke | 608 cc1651-2 (Link to this contribution)

I have many points to get through, but if I have time I will give way.

When HMRC was formed...

Chris Stephens | 608 c1652 (Link to this contribution)

My understanding is that, once there is an outcome at the one-to-one meetings, there is an appeal...

David Gauke | 608 cc1652-3 (Link to this contribution)

The purpose of the one-to-one meetings is to ascertain the particular circumstances of each indiv...

Chris Stephens | 608 c1653 (Link to this contribution)

I thank all those who contributed to the debate. They represented all the nations of the United K...

Subjects
Redundancy Offices Tax collection Reorganisation Revenue and Customs
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