Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 1 March 1993.
Paul Flynn
, Newport West
12:00,
1 March 1993
As the Solicitor-General is aware, the law mercilessly pursues small earners for fraud offences involving payment of various taxes through the courts. How will the hon. and learned Gentleman ensure that those having incomes of £150,000 a year who pay little or no tax are brought to book? Does he think that the case of Mr. John Birt is one of tax evasion, fraud, or theft?