The right hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech, but I am sure he is not suggesting that all this has arisen in the last three years. Can he remind the House of any steps that his Government took in this regard and does he welcome the steps that this Government are taking? They have resulted in, for example, Barclays closing down its structured capital markets department, which was basically about tax avoidance.
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Ian Swales
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 April 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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