Clause 71 - Review of DST

Part of Finance Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:30 pm on 1 July 2020.

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Photo of Jesse Norman Jesse Norman The Financial Secretary to the Treasury 4:30, 1 July 2020

My hon. Friend will be aware that the different organisations have different ways of working—the G20 tends to work towards summits, and the OECD often has a more continuous process. The most important work is always done in between, in the official interactions that then set the terms. Often one does not know exactly what will be on the agenda until the last minute, so it is hard to give a specific undertaking. I am not avoiding that; I simply do not think it is possible to give that undertaking. I can tell him that we are extremely keen to promote voluntary compliance, and we continue to press for a multilateral approach.