HL Deb 31 January 2000 vol 609 cc1-2WA
Lord Faulkner of Worcester

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What plans they have to modernise the tax treatment of investment clubs in the light of the growth in the number of such clubs from 350 in 1997 to 5,318 now. [HL655]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The Government are always happy to look at any proposals to modernise the tax system.