Part of Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:15 pm on 30 January 2018.
Kirsty Blackman
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy), SNP Deputy Leader
4:15,
30 January 2018
I rise to query something the Minister said and to ensure that I heard him correctly. Is it the Government’s intention, at the negative procedure stage, to explain in the explanatory notes the basis in international law and the reason for the measure being introduced?
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