HC Deb 19 October 1999 vol 336 c445W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will make a statement on the ways in which the Inland Revenue and the United States Inland Revenue Service co-operate to achieve their objectives; [93937]

(2) if he will list all the (a) joint committees and (b) working groups which have been in existence manned by the Inland Revenue and the United States Inland Revenue Service since 1 January 1997, specifying the title, purpose, starting date and duration of each committee or group; [93935]

(3) if he will list the agreements between the Inland Revenue and the United States Inland Revenue Service since 1 January 1997, specifying the title, purpose, starting date and duration of each agreement. [93936]

Dawn Primarolo

The Inland Revenue and the US Internal Revenue Service co-operate within the terms of the Double Taxation Convention between the UK and the USA, and also exchange views on general issues of mutual interest.