HC Deb 22 July 1997 vol 298 cc512-3W
Mr. Waterson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential legal obstacles to the timely collection of the windfall tax. [9701]

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

[holding answer 21 July 1997]: The Government are satisfied that the legislative provisions for the implementation of the windfall tax are legally robust.