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222416

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on HSBC and tax evasion since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has regular meetings with the Prime Minister to discuss a wide range of issues, including tax avoidance.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2015 17:09:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

222425

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the contribution of Edward Troup in oral evidence to the Committee of Public Accounts on 5 November 2012, HC716, Question 60, what progress has been made on the further dozen pending criminal prosecutions for cases related to HSBC and tax evasion.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The information sought was provided by Edward Troup in oral evidence to the Committee of Public Accounts on 28 October 2013, HC666, from Question 328 onwards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is a long standing principle that Ministers are not involved in individual cases. HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) approach to prosecution has not changed since it was set out by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2002 – (Official Report, 7 November 2002; Vol. 392, c. 784W.).</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224809 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:53:46 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

222426

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any Minister in his Department discussed the issue of HSBC and tax evasion with Lord Green during his time as Minister for Trade and Investment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Lady to the answer I gave her on 20 February.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/03/2015 16:47:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

222428

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the agreement concluded with the Swiss Confederation in 2012 on co-operation in the area of taxation included a declaration that the UK will not actively seek to acquire customer data stolen from Swiss banks.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Information provided to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by the French tax authorities in respect of individuals indicated to hold accounts at the Geneva branch of HSBC Suisse and understood to be UK residents was supplied to HMRC under the terms of both the Mutual Assistance Directive 77/799/EEC and the Double Taxation Convention in force between France and the United Kingdom at that time:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31977L0799" target="_blank">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31977L0799</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxtreaties/in-force/france.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxtreaties/in-force/france.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Mutual Assistance Directive had been in force since 23 December 1977. The Double Taxation Convention has been in force since 18 December 2009, replacing an earlier convention which had been in force since 1969.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since their entry into force each of these agreements has been a matter of public record.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of HMRC to determine the appropriate nature and scope of any response to information received under the provisions of a relevant double taxation convention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers are not made aware of individual cases due to taxpayer confidentiality. At no point were ministers made aware by HMRC of any suggestion of wrong doing by HSBC itself.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On receipt of the data referred to, a project team was immediately established, led by the then Directors of Risk &amp; Intelligence Service, Criminal Investigations and Specialist Investigations. The then Director—General was the senior responsible officer for the governance of the project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data was cleansed, reducing the 6,800 entities referred to in the data to around 3,600 identified individuals with a potential UK connection. Further analysis confirmed that over 3,100 of these individuals could be traced. Following risk assessment, HMRC adopted a range of approaches to ensure that all of those individuals were appropriately challenged over their UK tax compliance. More than £135 million has been recovered to date.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the UK Swiss tax cooperation agreement is to secure the UK tax compliance of those UK residents holding accounts in Switzerland, through a combination of tax deductions at source and the release of detailed account information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The groundbreaking agreement introduced by this Government has secured over £1.2 billion, with more to come. This is money coming in to the UK exchequer from a jurisdiction previously beyond our reach and clearly demonstrates how this Government have supported HMRC’s determined approach in tackling tax evasion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This deal has secured £1.2bn in tax for the Exchequer that we would not have otherwise received. The declaration does not prevent anyone from providing information to HMRC voluntarily or via a third party, and would not have prevented HMRC from receiving the data from Mr Falciani or any other whistleblower.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224786 224787 224812 224813 question first answered 26/03/2015 13:15:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

222430

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any Minister in his Department discussed the declaration concerning the acquistion of customer data stolen from Swiss banks with Lord Green during his time as Minister for Trade and Investment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>As the Chancellor told the House on 23rd February, the Cabinet Secretary and the Director General of Ethics at the Cabinet Office carried out the requisite background checks for Ministerial appointments that were put in place by the previous Government. Lord Green’s personal tax affairs were examined by HMRC on behalf of the House of Lords Appointments Commission, again using the procedures put in place by the previous Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2015 17:21:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

222431

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Government minister was first made aware of files relating to HSBC and tax evasion.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Information provided to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by the French tax authorities in respect of individuals indicated to hold accounts at the Geneva branch of HSBC Suisse and understood to be UK residents was supplied to HMRC under the terms of both the Mutual Assistance Directive 77/799/EEC and the Double Taxation Convention in force between France and the United Kingdom at that time:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31977L0799" target="_blank">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31977L0799</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxtreaties/in-force/france.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxtreaties/in-force/france.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Mutual Assistance Directive had been in force since 23 December 1977. The Double Taxation Convention has been in force since 18 December 2009, replacing an earlier convention which had been in force since 1969.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since their entry into force each of these agreements has been a matter of public record.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of HMRC to determine the appropriate nature and scope of any response to information received under the provisions of a relevant double taxation convention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers are not made aware of individual cases due to taxpayer confidentiality. At no point were ministers made aware by HMRC of any suggestion of wrong doing by HSBC itself.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On receipt of the data referred to, a project team was immediately established, led by the then Directors of Risk &amp; Intelligence Service, Criminal Investigations and Specialist Investigations. The then Director—General was the senior responsible officer for the governance of the project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data was cleansed, reducing the 6,800 entities referred to in the data to around 3,600 identified individuals with a potential UK connection. Further analysis confirmed that over 3,100 of these individuals could be traced. Following risk assessment, HMRC adopted a range of approaches to ensure that all of those individuals were appropriately challenged over their UK tax compliance. More than £135 million has been recovered to date.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the UK Swiss tax cooperation agreement is to secure the UK tax compliance of those UK residents holding accounts in Switzerland, through a combination of tax deductions at source and the release of detailed account information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The groundbreaking agreement introduced by this Government has secured over £1.2 billion, with more to come. This is money coming in to the UK exchequer from a jurisdiction previously beyond our reach and clearly demonstrates how this Government have supported HMRC’s determined approach in tackling tax evasion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This deal has secured £1.2bn in tax for the Exchequer that we would not have otherwise received. The declaration does not prevent anyone from providing information to HMRC voluntarily or via a third party, and would not have prevented HMRC from receiving the data from Mr Falciani or any other whistleblower.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224764 224787 224812 224813 question first answered 26/03/2015 13:15:20 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

222432

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any Ministers in his Department discussed allegations of money laundering at HSBC with Lord Green during his time as Minister for Trade and Investment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers have regular discussions with their counterparts in other departments throughout Whitehall. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government’s practice to provide details of all such meetings and representations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/03/2015 13:25:31 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

222433

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when Ministers in his Department were first made aware of the findings of the US Senate Homeland Security Sub-Committee that led to HSBC being fined $1.9bn in December 2012.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Homeland Security &amp; Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations’ report into HSBC was published on 16 July 2012 and was widely covered in the media. The Treasury is not aware of information that would suggest that the UK Government knew of the committee’s findings before they were published.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2015 17:23:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

222434

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what action was taken immediately after Government ministers were made aware of the files relating to HSBC and tax evasion.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>Information provided to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by the French tax authorities in respect of individuals indicated to hold accounts at the Geneva branch of HSBC Suisse and understood to be UK residents was supplied to HMRC under the terms of both the Mutual Assistance Directive 77/799/EEC and the Double Taxation Convention in force between France and the United Kingdom at that time:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31977L0799" target="_blank">http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:31977L0799</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxtreaties/in-force/france.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxtreaties/in-force/france.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Mutual Assistance Directive had been in force since 23 December 1977. The Double Taxation Convention has been in force since 18 December 2009, replacing an earlier convention which had been in force since 1969.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since their entry into force each of these agreements has been a matter of public record.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of HMRC to determine the appropriate nature and scope of any response to information received under the provisions of a relevant double taxation convention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ministers are not made aware of individual cases due to taxpayer confidentiality. At no point were ministers made aware by HMRC of any suggestion of wrong doing by HSBC itself.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On receipt of the data referred to, a project team was immediately established, led by the then Directors of Risk &amp; Intelligence Service, Criminal Investigations and Specialist Investigations. The then Director—General was the senior responsible officer for the governance of the project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data was cleansed, reducing the 6,800 entities referred to in the data to around 3,600 identified individuals with a potential UK connection. Further analysis confirmed that over 3,100 of these individuals could be traced. Following risk assessment, HMRC adopted a range of approaches to ensure that all of those individuals were appropriately challenged over their UK tax compliance. More than £135 million has been recovered to date.</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the UK Swiss tax cooperation agreement is to secure the UK tax compliance of those UK residents holding accounts in Switzerland, through a combination of tax deductions at source and the release of detailed account information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The groundbreaking agreement introduced by this Government has secured over £1.2 billion, with more to come. This is money coming in to the UK exchequer from a jurisdiction previously beyond our reach and clearly demonstrates how this Government have supported HMRC’s determined approach in tackling tax evasion.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This deal has secured £1.2bn in tax for the Exchequer that we would not have otherwise received. The declaration does not prevent anyone from providing information to HMRC voluntarily or via a third party, and would not have prevented HMRC from receiving the data from Mr Falciani or any other whistleblower.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224764 224786 224812 224813 question first answered 26/03/2015 13:15:20 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

222436

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to comments by a senior HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) official to The Times, quoted in an article of 2 November 2012, what discussions Ministers of his Department had with HMRC officials on whether to pursue a selective prosecution policy on tax cases relating to HSBC in Switzerland.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The information sought was provided by Edward Troup in oral evidence to the Committee of Public Accounts on 28 October 2013, HC666, from Question 328 onwards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is a long standing principle that Ministers are not involved in individual cases. HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) approach to prosecution has not changed since it was set out by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2002 – (Official Report, 7 November 2002; Vol. 392, c. 784W.).</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 224808 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:53:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood