Part of Finance Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 6:15 pm on 19 June 2008.
The Minister did not reply substantively at all, which is her privilege. She did not answer the question as to whether the distributional analysis is available and undertaken by the Treasury, and the Committee will note that accordingly. Of course, we cannot force her to give us an answer unless we pursue it with written questions or a freedom of information request, but it would have been helpful if we had known the answer. Having listened to the Ministers response, and in view of the hour, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion.