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James Sunderland

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Nutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
Tuesday 5th September 2023

(7 months, 3 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jeremy Hunt Portrait Jeremy Hunt
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We are always ferociously determined to recover money obtained through fraud, but because of those bounce back loans we have the fastest recovery of any major European country.

James Sunderland Portrait James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)
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I have recently been contacted by several self-employed constituents expressing concern about heavy fines being imposed for filing tax returns late even though no moneys are owed. Will the Treasury meet me with a view, perhaps, to reviewing this policy?

Victoria Atkins Portrait Victoria Atkins
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I will of course be happy to meet my hon. Friend. I hope he understands that I cannot intervene personally in any case, but I will of course look at the general principle he sets out and see whether there are systemic issues here.

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