Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 10 February 2016
10 Feb 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
HM Revenue and Customs (Centralisation)
Finance, Constitution and Economy
Linda Fabiani highlights some of the practical and detailed issues that it will be challenging to address.
I reiterate what I said: the Government is willing to work with all interested parties to marshal a strong case for preserving the facilities in question and the employment that they provide. It is vital that the specialist skills that are available in those centres are able to be deployed to undertake the very important work of tax collection and to manage those resources so that they can be utilised to support public services in Scotland.
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1. Margaret McCulloch (Central Scotland) (Lab)
Lab
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact would be on Scotland’s economy of the proposed centralisation of HM Revenue and Customs offices. (S4O-05534)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy (John Swinney)
SNP
As I indicated in my letter to Margaret McCulloch on 27 January, I know that we share concerns about the organisational change programme that HMRC announced ...
Margaret McCulloch
Lab
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John Swinney
SNP
In my earlier answer, I signalled my willingness to work with all relevant parties to make that case. We have been in touch with the UK Government on the iss...
Linda Fabiani (East Kilbride) (SNP)
SNP
Is the cabinet secretary aware that the announced closure date of the HMRC operation in East Kilbride is dependent on the lease negotiations for the building...
John Swinney
SNP
Linda Fabiani highlights some of the practical and detailed issues that it will be challenging to address. I reiterate what I said: the Government is willin...