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223553

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he took into account information in files relating to HSBC and tax evasion when appointing Lord Green Trade Minister in January 2011.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	225449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) during Prime Minister’s Questions to the Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) on 11 February 2015 to PQ907575.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 04/03/2015 15:50:21 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

223556

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Switzerland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department carried out an impact assessment on the future implications of signing its agreement with the Swiss Confederation on co-operation in the area of taxation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	225451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>An impact assessment was conducted and is summarised at page 16 of the Autumn Statement 2012 policy costings document<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>under the heading of ‘Tax repatriation from Switzerland’.</p><p> </p><p>A further impact assessment was included at page A221 of the overview of draft legislation<sup><sup>[2]</sup></sup> in respect of Finance Bill 2013 published on 11 December 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Progress against forecast, revised in accordance with standard review procedures once the agreement became operational, was considered in the National Audit Office report ‘Increasing the effectiveness of tax collection’<sup><sup>[3]</sup></sup> published on 6 February 2015. Here, at paragraph 5.8, the National Audit Office commented that, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) appears to be 'on track to meet its revised forecast of tax yield from the UK-Swiss agreement’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/221551/as2012_policy_costings.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192207/fb2013_overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192207/fb2013_overview_of_legislation_in_draft.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>[3] <a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Increasing-the-effectiveness-of-tax-collection-a-stocktake-of-progress-since-2010.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Increasing-the-effectiveness-of-tax-collection-a-stocktake-of-progress-since-2010.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 17/03/2015 17:15:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

223680

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether he carried out due diligence before recommending the appointment of Lord Green to the House of Lords in September 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	225450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 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 04/03/2015 15:32:37 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

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

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

170317

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade worked in the Local Compliance team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) staff and teams is available in HMRC’s annual report and on GOV.UK.<br><br>HMRC altered a number of its compliance scoring policies in 2011/12. Therefore, the Local Compliance's compliance revenue for 2010-11 are not directly comparable with later years. <br><br>Year Total Compliance Revenue<br>2011-12 £6,880m<br>2012-13 £7,767m<br>2013-14 £8,907m</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218589 218592 question first answered 14/01/2015 15:53:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

170318

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff of each grade resigned from the Local Compliance team of HM Revenue and Customs in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15 to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	218589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Information on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) staff and teams is available in HMRC’s annual report and on GOV.UK.<br><br>HMRC altered a number of its compliance scoring policies in 2011/12. Therefore, the Local Compliance's compliance revenue for 2010-11 are not directly comparable with later years. <br><br>Year Total Compliance Revenue<br>2011-12 £6,880m<br>2012-13 £7,767m<br>2013-14 £8,907m</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 218588 218592 question first answered 14/01/2015 15:53:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood