§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 18 November 1997,Official 244W Report, column 111, if he will list (a) the representations his Department received from (i) trade associations, (ii) major corporations and (iii) others, (b) the concerns raised in those representations and (c) the nature of the technical clarifications sought by the United States Government. [17973]
§ Mr. Geoffrey Robinson[holding answer 1 December 1997]: Confirmation was sought and given, informally, to the US Government that their understanding of the Budget changes to the UK's CT legislation was correct, insofar as it related to payments of tax credits on dividends received by US residents. It would not be appropriate to publish the identities of others who have made representations, or the nature of their comments, without their prior consent.