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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

510258

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken by the Crown Prosecution Service following the publication of the Panama Papers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL7464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has announced plans to create a cross-agency taskforce to investigate all evidence of illegality that has emerged from the so called “Panama Papers” revelations. The Government will take whatever action is necessary after the work of the taskforce has been completed.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service will advise on any criminal investigations commenced by HMRC, the police or the National Crime Agency and will bring criminal proceedings if cases pass the evidential and public interest stages of the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/04/2016 15:20:05 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno