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442262

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Northern Ireland were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for their part in offences connected with fuel laundering between 1 January and 30 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	20883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is not a prosecuting authority. Where cases do proceed to the criminal courts in Northern Ireland the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPSNI) carries out the prosecution.</p><br /><p>HMRC’s records do not differentiate between the forms of fuel fraud it investigates and so they cannot identify arrests and convictions solely for fuel laundering. In the period between 1 January and 30 June 2015, there were 4 successful prosecutions and convictions relating to oils fraud.</p><br /><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. The UK has recently introduced, jointly with the Republic of Ireland, an improved new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/01/2016 17:24:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

431918

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many fuel laundering plants were discovered in Northern Ireland in 2014; and how many of those plants were (a) fully operational at the time of discovery and (b) within ten miles of the border of the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	17415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>31 fuel laundering plants were discovered in Northern Ireland in 2014. All 31 were considered to be operational at the time of discovery.</p><p>Area specific information cannot be supplied as it is likely to be used by those minded to undermine HMRC’s strategy in dealing with fuel fraud and as such have a detrimental impact</p><p>on its ability to assess and collect tax.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 03/12/2015 17:02:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

428759

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of revenue lost to the Exchequer through fuel laundering in Northern Ireland in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	16637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of total revenue losses associated with fuel fraud in Northern Ireland are published in chapter 5 of ‘Measuring Tax Gaps 2015'. These estimates cannot be disaggregated by type of fraud such as smuggling or laundering.</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p><p><br></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/11/2015 14:28:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

428834

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of cross border co-operation in reducing the level of fuel laundering.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	16636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the effectiveness of cross border co-operation in reducing the level of fuel laundering. However, tax gap figures published on 22 October 2015 in the document at the link below estimates the market share for all illicit diesel in GB mainland as or just under 1%, and 8% in NI for 2013/14. This amounts to about £100m for UK as a whole. Petrol fraud is negligible.</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a> <br> <br></p><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. Additionally, the UK has recently implemented an improved marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit. Ireland has also introduced the same new marker as the UK.</p><br /><p>HMRC works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland to fight fuel fraud, including regular exchange of information and joint operational activity.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/11/2015 15:09:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

424492

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax revenue was lost as a result of illegal fuel laundering and smuggling in the UK in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	13778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The latest tax gap figures published by HMRC on 22 October 2015 show that revenue loss from the illicit use of diesel in Great Britain fell from 12% in 2002-03 to less than 1% in 2013-14. In Northern Ireland, where this issue has been a particular problem, the illicit market share has been reduced from 26% to 8% over the same period.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p><br /><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. Additionally, the UK has recently implemented an improved marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/11/2015 15:46:44 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

424493

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax revenue was lost as a result of illegal fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	13779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The latest tax gap figures published on 22 October 2015 show that the revenue loss from the illicit use of diesel in NI fell from 26% in 2002-03 to 8% in 2013-14.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a></p><br /><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. The UK has recently implemented an improved marker for rebated fuel, which will make it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/11/2015 15:44:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

424496

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HM Revenue and Customs are taking to stop illegal fuel laundering and smuggling in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
tabling member printed	Tom Elliott
uin	13782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to reducing revenue loss due to fuel duty fraud in Northern Ireland. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has a comprehensive anti-fraud strategy in place that has helped drive down the estimated illicit market for diesel in Northern Ireland (NI) from 26% to 8% since its launch in 2002. Autumn Statement 2013 also announced the expansion of HMRC Road Fuel Testing Unit and Criminal Investigation capacity in NI and GB.</p><br /><p>The fight against fraud will be further enhanced by the new rebated fuel marker introduced in April 2015, which makes it much harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit.</p><br /><p>HMRC also works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland to fight fuel fraud on a wide range of fronts. This multi-agency approach includes regular exchange of information and joint operational activity. Ireland have also introduce the same new marker as the UK.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 05/11/2015 15:48:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Tom Elliott

419872

registered interest
date	17/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to tackle fuel fraud in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	901514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>The government is committed to reducing revenue loss due to fuel duty fraud in Northern Ireland. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has a comprehensive anti-fraud strategy in place that has driven down the estimated illicit share of the market for diesel in Northern Ireland (NI) from 26% to 13% since its launch in 2002. Autumn Statement 2013 also announced the expansion of HMRC Road Fuel Testing Unit and Criminal Investigation capacity in NI and Great Britain.</p><p>The fight against fraud will be further enhanced by the new rebated fuel marker introduced in April 2015, which makes it much harder to launder marked fuel.</p><p>HMRC also works closely with the Revenue Commissioners in the Republic of Ireland to fight fuel fraud on a wide range of fronts. This multi-agency approach includes regular exchange of information and joint operational activity. The Republic of Ireland have also introduced the same new marker as the UK.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/10/2015 14:54:06 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

419049

registered interest
date	16/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions prosecutions have resulted from visits by HM Revenue and Customs' officials to sites in Northern Ireland where illegal fuel laundering had occurred in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	10404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) does not break down statistics for oils prosecutions to separate out those resulting from visits by officers to laundering sites.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/10/2015 13:48:54 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

418855

registered interest
date	15/09/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2015 to Question 8518, what possible prosecutions and convictions have arisen as a result of the dismantling of illegal laundering plants.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	10359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) does not break down statistics for oils prosecutions to separate out those resulting from the dismantling of illegal laundering plants.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2015 11:28:35 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick