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637821

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs has prosecuted a company formation agent for facilitating money laundering in the UK in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is not a prosecuting authority and does not collate statistics specifically on investigations or prosecutions involving company formation agents. The number of HMRC employees involved in investigating company formation agents is not available, as HMRC staff would not normally work just on company formation agent cases, and activity statistics are not broken down to this level of detail.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a statutory duty of confidentiality and therefore is unable to comment on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 53283 53284 53305 question first answered 24/11/2016 17:36:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637822

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations HM Revenue and Customs is conducting into company formation agents on suspicion of facilitating money laundering in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is not a prosecuting authority and does not collate statistics specifically on investigations or prosecutions involving company formation agents. The number of HMRC employees involved in investigating company formation agents is not available, as HMRC staff would not normally work just on company formation agent cases, and activity statistics are not broken down to this level of detail.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a statutory duty of confidentiality and therefore is unable to comment on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 53282 53284 53305 question first answered 24/11/2016 17:36:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637823

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees within HM Revenue and Customs are responsible for investigating company formation agents.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is not a prosecuting authority and does not collate statistics specifically on investigations or prosecutions involving company formation agents. The number of HMRC employees involved in investigating company formation agents is not available, as HMRC staff would not normally work just on company formation agent cases, and activity statistics are not broken down to this level of detail.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a statutory duty of confidentiality and therefore is unable to comment on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 53282 53283 53305 question first answered 24/11/2016 17:36:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637824

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Companies: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Revenue and Customs has (a) refused to register a company formation agent or (b) withdrawn the registration of a company formation agent due to a failure to meet regulatory requirements on money laundering in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs has both refused to register, and withdrawn registrations of company formation agents because of failure to meet requirements under the Money Laundering Regulations in the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/11/2016 17:25:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637974

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Companies: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether there have been any prosecutions in relation to companies which have significant funds paid into their bank accounts yet report in corporate filings that they are dormant and not trading in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) uses a range of information and intelligence sources, including Companies House returns, where it suspects a company is being misused to facilitate serious tax fraud to inform its investigation and prosecution strategies. If an individual is abusing a seemingly dormant company HMRC will investigate and determine the most appropriate operational outcome including prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not collect data to a sufficient level of detail required to provide the requested information.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/11/2016 17:24:04 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

532887

registered interest
date	05/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on (a) the UK economy, (b) market conditions, (c) projected GDP and (d) likely future trends in the value of the pound.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	41962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>While it is clear that we do now face a significant economic challenge as a result of the referendum decision, the UK economy is well placed to respond. We have seen volatility in financial markets following the referendum. However, markets have continued to function effectively throughout and we continue to be in close contact with the Bank of England and the FCA to monitor developments.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/07/2016 10:12:32 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

530662

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the economic effect of the outcome of the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	41530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2016 answer text <p>While it is clear that we do now face a significant economic challenge as a result of the referendum decision, the UK economy is well placed to respond. Over the last six years we have taken a series of difficult, sometimes painful decisions in order to rebuild our economy.</p><p> </p><p>To minimise the risk to the economy in general, and make the decision work for the UK, we need to ensure that we resolve the economic uncertainty by working together to determine the model for our new relationship with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Before the referendum campaign, the UK government published short-term and long-term assessments of the likely impact on the economy of the UK leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/07/2016 11:22:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

530663

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the potential effect on levels of employment of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	41533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2016 answer text <p>As the governor of the Bank of England said, the referendum result is as expected likely to lead to a significant negative shock for the British economy. Since the referendum there has been no new assessment of predicted levels of employment.</p><p> </p><p>Before the referendum campaign, the UK government published a short term assessment of predicted levels of employment of the UK leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/07/2016 12:18:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

530664

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made on the potential effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on the cost of (a) household products, (b) food and (c) cars.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	41531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2016 answer text <p>As the governor of the Bank of England said, the referendum result is as expected likely to lead to a significant negative shock for the British economy. Since the referendum there has been no assessment of predicted inflation broken down by sector.</p><p> </p><p>The trade – weighted value of the pound sterling has fallen by 11.5% since June 23<sup>rd</sup>.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/07/2016 11:23:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

530665

registered interest
date	30/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Government has made on the potential effect on government income of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	41532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2016 answer text <p>The Office for Budget Responsibility will produce a revised forecast for the UK public finances in the autumn, which will take account of the UK’s decision to leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Before the referendum campaign, the UK government published short term and long term economic forecasts of the potential effect on government income of the UK leaving the EU</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/07/2016 12:18:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake