Customs and Excise (Merger) (Hansard, 3 June 1997)

HC Deb 03 June 1997 vol 295 c146W 146W

§ Mr. Jack
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to publish the findings of his review on the feasibility of merging Customs and Excise and the Inland Revenue. [1855]

§ Dawn Primarolo
A programme of closer working (but not merger) between Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue resulted from a review under their Fundamental Expenditure Reviews in 1994 of the boundary between the two departments. We intend to develop further this programme in support of Government objectives.