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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

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

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

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

222628

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	HSBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, when and how he was first made aware of files relating to HSBC and tax evasion.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	224819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) on 11 February 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, columns 774-775.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 25/02/2015 14:27:46 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood