§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the guidelines and rules regarding the confidentiality of individuals' tax returns and tax affairs. [31222]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe position under successive Governments has been that the law on taxpayer confidentiality prevents the Inland Revenue from disclosing any information relating to the tax affairs of an individual taxpayer except where that disclosure is permitted by law or where the individual involved has consented to disclosure.
§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what access(a) civil servants outside the Inland Revenue and (b) Ministers have to the details of the tax affairs of individual citizens. [31451]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe position under successive Governments has been that the law on taxpayer confidentiality prevents the Inland Revenue from disclosing any information relating to the tax affairs of an individual taxpayer except where that disclosure is permitted by law or where the individual involved has consented to disclosure. These rules apply to civil servants outside the Inland Revenue and Ministers in the same way as to other third parties.