HC Deb 22 April 1936 vol 311 cc149-50
39. Captain. P. MACDONALD

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can now state what action it is proposed to take to carry out the report of the Income Tax Codification Committee; and whether he will consider the desirability of issuing a White Paper setting out the recommendations of this committee in brief and simple form?

Mr. W. S. MORRISON

As regards the first part of my hon. Friend's question, I would refer to the answer I gave yesterday to questions by the hon. and gallant Member for Nuneaton (Lieut.-Commander Fletcher) and the hon. Member for South Kensington (Sir W. Davison). As regards the second part, I fear that the subject matter would not lend itself to the course which my hon. Friend suggests, but I may refer him especially to paragraphs 27 to 30 of the report in which the committee describe the plan of the draft Bill and to paragraph 201 where they include a list of the amendments proposed which they consider to be of most practical importance.

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