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786748

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Cosmetics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to table a resolution at the United Nations to establish an ad hoc committee on the testing of cosmetics on animals.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	112351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to table a resolution at the United Nations to establish an ad hoc committee on the testing of cosmetics on animals.</p><p>The UK was the first country in the world to ban cosmetics being tested on animals. We are keen to share our knowledge and best practice globally to support the ending of cosmetics testing on animals in favour of non-animal alternatives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 15/11/2017 17:33:27 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

786749

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has received any representations from Leeds City Council on the provision of more places for unaccompanied child refugees under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	112362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>We are very grateful to Leeds City Council for their work in looking after unaccompanied asylum seeking children, including their active participation in the National Transfer Scheme (NTS).</p><p> </p><p>Any offers of further placements for unaccompanied asylum seeking children will be utilised to fulfil all of our existing commitments, including under section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 and our broader work through the NTS of ensuring a more equal allocation of the approximately 4,500 unaccompanied children already in care in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/11/2017 17:05:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

786754

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on access to European Investment Bank funds by UK businesses.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	112440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The EIB has operations both in EU Member States and third countries. The future relationship between the UK and the European Investment Bank (EIB) will be determined as part of the negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU and the government will not be giving a running commentary on these negotiations.</p><p>However, in his Mansion House speech on 20 June the Chancellor said that; “In the long-term, it may be mutually beneficial to maintain a relationship between the UK and the EIB after we leave the EU.” The government is looking to explore these options with the EU as part of the negotiations.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 15/11/2017 17:21:23 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

786757

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Consumers: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8812, if he will make an assessment of the effect of artificial intelligence on consumer rights.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	112379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government will issue a Consumer Green Paper in due course that will tackle areas where markets are not working for consumers and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/11/2017 17:56:39 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

786758

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Trusts: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce offshore tax avoidance.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	112182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>This government has already made unprecedented reforms to the UK tax code to ensure opportunities to avoid tax by using offshore structures are minimised. In particular, the Common Reporting Standard means HMRC are receiving information on accounts held offshore, so they can make sure the right tax is being paid in the UK. Further, Country by Country Reporting (one of the OECD’s BEPS outputs) means HMRC have information on how multinationals are reporting their taxable profit around the world. The government remains committed to tackling avoidance and will continue to consider unilateral and multilateral actions that will achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/11/2017 14:15:09 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

786759

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Tax Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average amount of recovered taxes that a member of staff in the compliance business stream of HM Revenue and Customs brings in annually.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	112183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC has generated over £160 billion of additional yield since 2010 from tackling avoidance, evasion and non-compliance. There are currently 26,000 people working in the Customer Compliance Group tackling all forms of non-compliance – ranging from individuals operating in the hidden economy, through to detailed investigation of offshore structures and scrutinising the tax affairs of the largest multi-national companies. Given this significant variation in compliance activity, it is not possible to provide a meaningful estimate of the average compliance revenue recovered per officer.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/11/2017 14:53:59 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

786760

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Trusts: Tax Evasion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle tax evasion through trusts and (b) open trusts to greater public scrutiny.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	112186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Tackling tax evasion is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. This Government has given HM Revenue and Customs an additional £1.8 billion since 2010 to tackle tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p>As promised in our manifesto, the Government is improving transparency and tackling misuse of trusts. The Government has established a register of trusts incurring UK tax consequences, enabling law enforcement authorities to identify beneficial owners of relevant trusts.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently engaged with EU negotiations on targeted amendments to the Fourth Money Laundering Directive. These amendments will include increased obligations for trusts to register information on their beneficial ownership.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 112187 112188 question first answered 20/11/2017 13:58:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

786761

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the abuse of privileges by trusts.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	112187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Tackling tax evasion is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. This Government has given HM Revenue and Customs an additional £1.8 billion since 2010 to tackle tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p>As promised in our manifesto, the Government is improving transparency and tackling misuse of trusts. The Government has established a register of trusts incurring UK tax consequences, enabling law enforcement authorities to identify beneficial owners of relevant trusts.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently engaged with EU negotiations on targeted amendments to the Fourth Money Laundering Directive. These amendments will include increased obligations for trusts to register information on their beneficial ownership.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 112186 112188 question first answered 20/11/2017 13:58:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

786762

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reform trust legislation.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	112188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Tackling tax evasion is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. This Government has given HM Revenue and Customs an additional £1.8 billion since 2010 to tackle tax avoidance, evasion and non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p>As promised in our manifesto, the Government is improving transparency and tackling misuse of trusts. The Government has established a register of trusts incurring UK tax consequences, enabling law enforcement authorities to identify beneficial owners of relevant trusts.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently engaged with EU negotiations on targeted amendments to the Fourth Money Laundering Directive. These amendments will include increased obligations for trusts to register information on their beneficial ownership.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 112186 112187 question first answered 20/11/2017 13:58:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

786763

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Trusts: Registration
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 establish a public register of the ownership of offshore companies and trusts.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	112189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Overseas Territories are legislatively independent and are largely self-governing: they have their own governments, legislatures and elected representatives, and do not have representation in the UK Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has established a register of all trusts, including those established offshore, which incur UK tax consequences. This enables law enforcement authorities to identify beneficial owners of relevant trusts. Further, the UK is engaged with EU negotiations on targeted amendments to the Fourth Money Laundering Directive, including increased obligations for trusts to register information on their beneficial ownership.</p><p> </p><p>Under the UK Companies Act, legislation on the Register of People with Significant Control can only be applied to companies as defined in that Act. Overseas Territories with financial centres and the Crown Dependencies have agreed to hold company beneficial ownership information in a central register (or similarly effective system) and to share this information with UK law enforcement on request. We have legislated, through the Criminal Finances Act 2017, to review by 1 July 2019 the effectiveness of these arrangements over the first eighteen months of their operation.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/11/2017 14:56:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell