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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Draft Finance Bill 2017 inquiry

Inquiry by the Finance Bill Sub-Committee, 8 December 2016 to 8 December 2016. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 6 February 2017: I: Mr John Whiting, Tax Director, Office of Tax Simplification; Professor Richard Murphy, Director of Tax Research UK and Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City, University of London; Mr Robin Williamson, Technical Director, Low Income Tax Reform Group. II: Mr Kevin Hart, Head of Payroll and Third Party Integration at B&CE (The People’s Pension) and Chair of the Business Application Software Developers Association; Mr Kevin Dady, Group CEO, IRIS Software Group.
  • 8 February 2017: I: Ms Tina Riches, National Tax Partner, Smith & Williamson and deputy chair of CIOT’s Digital Committee; Mr Michael Steed, Co-chair of ATT’s Technical Steering Group, Kaplan Leadership and Professional Development; Ms Rebecca Benneyworth, Council member, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and chair of the HMRC Digital Advisory Group. II: Mr David Lyford-Smith, Technical Manager, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
  • 20 February 2017: I: Michael Parker, Head of Tax, National Farmers’ Union; Roger Southam, member of the Administrative Burdens Advisory Board; Edward Woodall, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Association of Convenience Stores. II: Douglas Haig, Vice-Chairman and Director for Wales of the Residential Landlords Association.
  • 22 February 2017: I: Ms Theresa Middleton, Programme Director, Making Tax Digital (Business), HM Revenue and Customs; Mr Jim Harra, Director-General, Customer Strategy and Tax Design, HM Revenue and Customs; Ms Lucy Pink, Deputy Director, Tax Administration Spending and Reform, HM Treasury.