§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the economic benefits to the UK from the constitutional position of the Channel Islands in respect of their arrangements for determining their own tax laws. [22240]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe constitutional relationship between the Channel Islands and the United Kingdom was examined by the Royal Commission on the Constitution 1969–1973. The Government have conducted no specific assessment of the economic benefits to the UK of the constitutional position of the Channel Islands in respect of their arrangements for determining their own tax laws.