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479044

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Annual Reports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require large companies to publish a country-by-country report in their annual financial report.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	31412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports efforts to improve tax transparency. We initiated the international work on country-by-country (CbC) reporting to tax authorities during our G8 Presidency in 2013, calling on the OECD to develop a template for this as part of the BEPS project.</p><p> </p><p>The UK was the first to commit to implementing the OECD model with legislation in Finance Act 2015. We signed the OECD agreement to share the CbC reports with other tax authorities in January 2016 and issued our final CbC reporting regulations on 26 February 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that there is scope for greater transparency by pressing the case for public CbC reporting on a multilateral basis. As the Chancellor has said, this is something that the UK will seek to promote internationally.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/03/2016 10:35:16 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

479064

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the judgment in Schofield v HM Revenue and Customs [2012] EWCA Civ 927 (11 July 2012), what steps his Department has taken against PricewaterhouseCoopers for designing and marketing the tax avoidance scheme rejected by the court.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	31410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to provide details of any action taken in connection with these organisations.</p><p> </p><p>In the March 2015 Budget, the Government challenged the accountancy and tax professional bodies to improve how they deal with their members who promote tax avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The professional bodies have responded positively to this challenge and are working with HMRC to agree a new standard to which their members will need to adhere.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 31417 31418 31419 question first answered 29/03/2016 10:43:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

479065

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business: Taxation
	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 European Commission about introduction of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	31411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>Tax policy is a matter for national governments and direct tax files are subject to a unanimous vote in the Council. The Government has made it very clear to the European Commission that the UK will not sign up to the CCCTB, or any other measure that would undermine our tax sovereignty or risk harming the competitiveness and growth prospects of the Single Market.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/03/2016 10:42:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

479072

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will appoint an independent commission to investigate the role of PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Deloitte in designing, selling and implementing tax avoidance schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	31415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to countering tax avoidance to ensure all taxpayers pay their fair share. At Budget 2016, the Chancellor announced a comprehensive package of measures to tackle tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning, and tax evasion by individuals and businesses. Overall, this will raise £12 billion by 2020-21.</p><p> </p><p>We keep our policy on countering tax avoidance under continuous review to respond to emerging risks.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/03/2016 10:40:54 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

479075

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to provide that whistleblowers whose evidence leads to a successful prosecution of tax evasion or avoidance receive a portion of the tax penalties levied on the guilty party.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	31416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs encourages people to come forward with information in a number of ways, and is already able to offer financial rewards to those who provide us with significant information relating to tax evasion or avoidance. The best way to do so is kept under review.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/03/2016 10:36:20 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

479087

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the judgment in Iliffe News and Media Ltd & Ors v Revenue and Customs [2012] UKFTT 696 (TC) (1 November 2012), what steps his Department has taken against Ernst & Young for designing and marketing the tax avoidance scheme rejected by the court.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	31419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to provide details of any action taken in connection with these organisations.</p><p> </p><p>In the March 2015 Budget, the Government challenged the accountancy and tax professional bodies to improve how they deal with their members who promote tax avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The professional bodies have responded positively to this challenge and are working with HMRC to agree a new standard to which their members will need to adhere.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 31410 31417 31418 question first answered 29/03/2016 10:43:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

479088

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Patents: Corporation Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have applied for the lower rate of corporation tax under Patent Box.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	31420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>Due to companies being able to make a Patent Box election up to two years after the relevant accounting period, we will not be able to get full figures for the first year of the Patent Box until April 2016. The following figures are therefore projections.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated amounts of Patent Box relief can be found at the link below;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487119/Dec15_expenditure_reliefs_Final.xlsx.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487119/Dec15_expenditure_reliefs_Final.xlsx.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>About 480 companies made Patent Box relief elections for the first year 2013-14 alone.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/03/2016 10:37:40 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

479089

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Supreme Court's judgment in UBS AG & Anor v Revenue and Customs [2016] UKSC 13 (9 March 2016), what steps his Department has taken against Deloitte for designing and marketing the tax avoidance scheme rejected by the court.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	31418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to provide details of any action taken in connection with these organisations.</p><p> </p><p>In the March 2015 Budget, the Government challenged the accountancy and tax professional bodies to improve how they deal with their members who promote tax avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The professional bodies have responded positively to this challenge and are working with HMRC to agree a new standard to which their members will need to adhere.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 31410 31417 31419 question first answered 29/03/2016 10:43:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

479090

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the judgment in Stagecoach Group PLC & Anor v Revenue and Customs [2016] UKFTT 120 (tc) (10 February 2016), what steps his Department has taken against KPMG for designing and marketing the tax avoidance scheme rejected by the court.
	tabling member constituency	Luton North
	tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
	uin	31417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>It is not possible for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to provide details of any action taken in connection with these organisations.</p><p> </p><p>In the March 2015 Budget, the Government challenged the accountancy and tax professional bodies to improve how they deal with their members who promote tax avoidance schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The professional bodies have responded positively to this challenge and are working with HMRC to agree a new standard to which their members will need to adhere.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 31410 31418 31419 question first answered 29/03/2016 10:43:14 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins