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Peers: Taxation

Volume 467: debated on Monday 19 November 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will include in any forthcoming legislation on Lords reform a requirement that all members of the second chamber sign a declaration annually confirming that they are UK residents for tax purposes. (165027)

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor outlined Government plans on the immediate next steps on House of Lords reform in his statement on 19 July 2007, Official Report, column 449. My Department hopes to be able to publish a further White Paper shortly, with the aim of producing draft clauses that would form elements of the final draft Bill and formulating comprehensive reform proposals through the work of the cross-party working group on Lords reform.