HC Deb 21 June 2004 vol 422 c1207W
Mr. Norman

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will list the current members of the Panel for Regulatory Accountability. [178834]

Mr. Alexander

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Ms Munn) on 27 May 2004,Official Report, column 1731W.

The full list of Cabinet Committees and their membership can also be found on the Cabinet Office website at http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/cabinet/index.asp

Mr. Norman

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether tax matters considered by the Chancellor in the course of normal Budget processes may in any circumstances require clearance from the Panel for Regulatory Accountability. [178838]

Mr. Alexander

As announced in Budget 2004, the new requirements of the Panel for Regulatory Accountability will not change the long-standing arrangements through which tax matters are considered by the Chancellor in the course of normal Budget processes.