Clause 24
Finance Bill
12:15 pm
Paul Goodman (Shadow Minister (Childcare), Treasury; Wycombe, Conservative)
Members of the Committee will see from the explanatory notes that the clause gives powers to Entrust—it is not actually named in the notes, but it is the regulatory body that oversees environmental bodies that make use of the landfill communities fund—and to HMRC, which oversees Entrust. The scheme, which allows a portion of the landfill tax to be given to local community social and environmental schemes, was reformed in 2003 following fears that it was being abused to some degree. The HMRC website lists further changes that the clause will bring about. How many environmental bodies had their approvals by Entrust revoked in 2004-05 and during subsequent years, and what is the cost of administering the scheme?