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510256

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of lost revenue to the United Kingdom from the tax avoidance of UK citizens revealed by the Panama Papers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL7462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs does not have access to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists’ data, but are exploring every avenue, nationally and internationally, to obtain it, so they can pursue the dishonest minority who seek to hide and dodge their taxes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 25/04/2016 15:06:17 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

510257

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK citizens have been prosecuted for non-payment of taxes in the last 10 years; and how many of these were prosecuted for avoiding paying £1,000 or less.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL7463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held in the form requested.</p><p>The smallest amount of revenue loss prevented in respect of individuals prosecuted between 2011/12 and 2014/15 is £162. The person prosecuted was a member of aircrew who attempted to bring 600 cigarettes into the UK without declaring them, thus attempting to evade the correct excise duty on them. Aircrew are deemed to hold privileged positions due to their unrestricted airport access and HM Revenue and Customs has a zero tolerance approach to prosecution should they not declare dutiable goods when entering the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL7465 question first answered 25/04/2016 15:11:41 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

510259

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the smallest amount of unpaid tax that has led to a criminal prosecution in the UK in the last 10 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL7465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held in the form requested.</p><p>The smallest amount of revenue loss prevented in respect of individuals prosecuted between 2011/12 and 2014/15 is £162. The person prosecuted was a member of aircrew who attempted to bring 600 cigarettes into the UK without declaring them, thus attempting to evade the correct excise duty on them. Aircrew are deemed to hold privileged positions due to their unrestricted airport access and HM Revenue and Customs has a zero tolerance approach to prosecution should they not declare dutiable goods when entering the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley grouped question UIN HL7463 question first answered 25/04/2016 15:11:41 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno