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228766

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with cabinet colleagues on implementation of the UK's domestic and international legal obligations on human rights.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	908282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the oral question from the Hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) earlier today.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/03/2015 13:40:52 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

222377

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	Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals and companies have been prosecuted for tax evasion in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	224576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) is not a prosecuting authority. Where cases do proceed to the criminal courts the prosecution is carried out by the relevant independent prosecuting authority. This is the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in England and Wales, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) in Scotland, and the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPSNI). Prosecutions for criminal offences are only instigated against individuals, not companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government has invested over £917million over this Parliament which has seen the volume of mass market evasion prosecutions implemented as a result of HMRC Criminal Investigations increase fivefold.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows all prosecutions arising from HMRC criminal investigations including those for money laundering, other prohibitions and restrictions and other non-fiscal offences.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total number of persons prosecuted as a result of HMRC Criminal Investigations</td></tr><tr><td>2010-11</td><td>420</td></tr><tr><td>2011-12</td><td>545</td></tr><tr><td>2012-13</td><td>770</td></tr><tr><td>2013-14</td><td>915</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table excludes cases prosecuted for money laundering, other prohibitions and restrictions and other non-fiscal offences as included in the table above and shows prosecutions for tax evasion offences only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Total number of persons prosecuted for tax evasion as result of HMRC Criminal Investigations</td></tr><tr><td>2010-11</td><td>372</td></tr><tr><td>2011-12</td><td>501</td></tr><tr><td>2012-13</td><td>739</td></tr><tr><td>2013-14</td><td>880</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC is not able to supply a time series of full year prosecution decisions and convictions resulting from their criminal investigations for years up to 2009–10. Complete, comparable data is only available from 2010–11 onwards.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/03/2015 17:33:30 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

222404

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	Tax Avoidance and Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in HM Revenue and Customs have been assigned to deal with (a) pursuing cases of tax evasion and (b) investigating tax avoidance schemes in each of the last four financial years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	224575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) allocates resources in a flexible manner, so that it maximises performance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the structure and organisation of HM Revenue and Customs is available at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrcs-annual-report-and-accounts</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/03/2015 17:11:48 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

222415

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	Landlords: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the effect on revenues to the Exchequer of buy-to-let landlords (a) being able to offset their bank interest against taxable income, (b) claiming the 10 per cent wear and tear allowance and (c) minimising their exposure to capital gains tax on the sale of properties by use of allowances or reliefs in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	224674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/02/2015 13:06:53 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

173506

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will publish a list of the high charging pension schemes referred to by the Independent Project Board in its report, Defined contribution workplace pensions: The audit of charges and benefits in legacy schemes, published in December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	220645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The recent audit of charges and benefits in legacy pension schemes was undertaken by an Independent Project Board, on which the Department for Work and Pensions was represented. The data collected as part of the legacy audit which was shared with members of the Independent Project Board was aggregated and anonymised. We do not therefore hold provider or scheme specific information.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 16/01/2015 14:17:40 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

172512

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Sudan on the legal status and detention of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, Farouk Abu Eissa and Farah Ibrahim Mohamed Algar.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	220052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Khartoum have made representations to the Government of Sudan about the detention of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, Farouk Abu Eissa and Farah Ibrahim Mohamed al-Agar. Additionally, we issued a statement with our Troika partners (the United States and Norway) on 23 December calling for their immediate release.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:38:35 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

172525

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received any reports from the government of Sudan regarding the legal status and detention of Dr Amin Mekki Medani, Farouk Abu Eissa and Farah Ibrahim Mohamed Alagar.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	220125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text We have not received any reports from the Government of Sudan on the legal status and detention of Dr Amin Mekki Medani, Farouk Abu Eissa and Farah Ibrahim Mohamed Alagar. Officials from our Embassy in Khartoum have been told by the detainees’ legal team that they remain under arrest but have not been charged. Our officials will keep monitoring their cases. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:36:40 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

167874

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Backbench Business Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the effect of the creation of the Backbench Business Committee on the work of the House.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	906424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>I have not made a recent assessment of the effect of the creation of the Backbench Business Committee on the work of the House, but the Government response to the Procedure Committee review, published in February 2013, agreed that the Backbench Business Committee had been 'widely welcomed as a successful and effective innovation'.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Mr William Hague question first answered 04/12/2014 15:52:32 answering member 379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

166375

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who have been granted permission to work, where the claimant has waited more than 12 months for an initial decision on their asylum claims for asylum-based further submissions, are recorded as having subsequently secured employment in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	216163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested by the Honourable Member is not centrally recorded and as such could only be answered with data collated through a disproportionately expensive manual search of individual case files.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 216164 question first answered 02/12/2014 12:51:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

166376

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers have been granted permission to work where the claimant has waited more than 12 months for an initial decision on their asylum claim or asylum-based further submissions in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	216164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested by the Honourable Member is not centrally recorded and as such could only be answered with data collated through a disproportionately expensive manual search of individual case files.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 216163 question first answered 02/12/2014 12:51:38 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain