Loan Charge Mel Stride and Jim Harra

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Dear HM Revenue and Customs,

Please can you provide copies of email conversations and minutes of meetings between the then Treasury minister Mel Stride and Jim parra in relation to the Loan charge and legality of the HMRC approach to implementing the Loan Charge.

These conversations would be up to end of 2019

At the time was the minister aware oaf al the facts and

Yours faithfully,

Damian D Cattigan

FOI Team, HM Revenue and Customs

Our ref: FOI2021/08083

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Dear Mr Cattigan,

We are writing in response to your request for information, received 24
April.

Yours sincerely,

HMRC Freedom of Information Team