New Clause 1
Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill
4:45 pm
John Healey (Financial Secretary, HM Treasury; Wentworth, Labour)
May I welcome you and the other members of the Committee back to our proceedings, Mr. Hood?
My reservation about the new clause is simple: it is unnecessary and would bring no advantage, principally because the development of the IT system for a planning gain supplement will be subject to the normal intense scrutiny provided through the usual Government and parliamentary procedures—[Hon. Members: “What?”]—particularly if the Opposition are doing their job on Select Committees. [Interruption.]