Part of Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 6:15 pm on 21st May 2002.
I am very glad to hear the Paymaster General's comments. She will find that the take-up has been extremely disappointing, and that there is something in the issue of complexity. However, I do not want to bang on about the matter. If my claim is substantiated, I am glad to hear that the Government will want to consider simplification. The amendments simply sought to offer a short cut to simplification, but the matter has had a valuable airing. They were probing amendments, and one or two interesting facts have come out of the discussion. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.