Part of Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:30 pm on 18 June 2002.
This is a memorable occasion, the significance of which none of us on the Committee should understate. I am conscious that celebrated members of the Committee have considerable experience of earlier Finance Bills. There is very little new in government, and much continuity, so I do not wish to exaggerate the case. Neither, however, do I wish the extent of the achievement of my hon. Friend the Member for Arundel and South Downs to be understated. In that context, is the Financial Secretary aware of the most recent precedent for his achievement?