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515226

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies have been prosecuted for tax evasion during the last 10 years; and what revenue has been recovered as a result of those prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	35377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held in the form requested.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/05/2016 12:28:03 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

515227

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been prosecuted for tax evasion during the last 10 years; and what revenue has been recovered as a result of those prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	35378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) holds a central record of the number of individuals subject to criminal investigation for tax evasion, together with subsequent prosecutions covering the period from 2011/12 to 2014/15. HMRC does not hold a central record of the number of prosecutions and convictions broken down in this way for earlier years.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of criminal prosecutions of individuals for tax evasion during the period 2011/12 to 2014/15 was 2404. 'Revenue Loss Prevented' is the HMRC management information measure recorded in such cases and the total amount of Revenue Loss Prevented from 2011/12 to 2014/15 was £ 5,070,538,527.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/05/2016 12:31:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

175838

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of small business start-ups on the wider economy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	907256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy, and the UK is a great place to start a business. At the start of 2014 there were 5.2 million small businesses in the UK, an increase of 760,000 since 2010. These small businesses employ 12.1 million people – 48% of total UK private sector employment – and have a combined annual turnover of £1.2 trillion: 33% of the UK private sector total. The government has backed small businesses, including with 25,000 Start Up Loans, tax incentives for investment, and the £2000 Employment Allowance which means 450,000 businesses now pay no employers NICs.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/01/2015 15:33:37 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1438947

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Court: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases at Crown Courts have been discontinued in the last 12 months as a result of the lack of a prosecuting barrister.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	136683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of cases dropped/discontinued at the Crown Court due to the lack of a prosecuting barrister. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 15/03/2022 09:47:10 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

421540

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Terrorism: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting terrorism offences.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
uin	901578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division has a good record of successfully prosecuting terrorism cases, with a number of convictions relating to the conflict in Syria and Iraq. Many of those cases have received Law Officers consent to prosecute. They include individuals who have returned from training or fighting in Syria, those who have attempted to travel and those who have encouraged or supported others.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/10/2015 12:35:43 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1658232

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to her Department's transparency data on Outcome of unduly lenient sentence referrals updated on 5 September 2023, for what reason ULS reference 461 2023 is listed as application withdrawn.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	197913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>Under the ULS scheme, the Law Officers may apply to the Court of Appeal to refer to it a sentence which appears unduly lenient. The decision to make such an application is kept under continual review.</p><p>Where an application to the Court has been made and further information changes their analysis as to whether the sentence should be referred, the application is withdrawn.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 13/09/2023 09:31:21 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1399398

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultancy and professional services contracts of or over £500,000 in value or at least 9 months in duration his Department has (a) approved and (b) rejected in the last five years, by department; and what the total value of those contracts are.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	97148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The approval of consultancy and professional services spend of over £500k or 9 months duration by Cabinet Office is subject to central government spending control since October 2021. Prior to this, approval of consultancy and professional services spending of up to £10m was delegated to departments and other central government bodies. As a result, the data requested is not available.</p><p>The approval of contingent labour spend for engagements with day rates of £1,000 or over, excluding recoverable VAT and (b) durations of 18 months or over by Cabinet Office is subject to central government spend control since November 2021. Prior to this, spend decisions were fully delegated to departments and therefore no central dataset was collected on this specific spend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 97149 question first answered 12/01/2022 18:05:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1399399

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contingent labour contracts (a) for people with day rates of £1,000 or over, excluding recoverable VAT and (b) durations of 18 months or over his Department has approved in the last five years, by department.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	97149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The approval of consultancy and professional services spend of over £500k or 9 months duration by Cabinet Office is subject to central government spending control since October 2021. Prior to this, approval of consultancy and professional services spending of up to £10m was delegated to departments and other central government bodies. As a result, the data requested is not available.</p><p>The approval of contingent labour spend for engagements with day rates of £1,000 or over, excluding recoverable VAT and (b) durations of 18 months or over by Cabinet Office is subject to central government spend control since November 2021. Prior to this, spend decisions were fully delegated to departments and therefore no central dataset was collected on this specific spend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 97148 question first answered 12/01/2022 18:05:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1225017

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Exports: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value of UK (a) goods and (b) services exports to China was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	74756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 22/07/2020 13:16:43 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ74756 (1).pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1191607

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals against the rateable value of premises the Valuation Office Agency is considering.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	41600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text The appeals process consists of three stages designed to ensure queries are dealt with at the earliest possible point: Check, Challenge and Appeal. The VOA deals with the Check and Challenge stages. Appeals are the responsibility of the independent Valuation Tribunal Service. Statistics on Appeals can be found on their website at <a href="https://www.valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-us/publications-policies/vts-statistics/" target="_blank">https://www.valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-us/publications-policies/vts-statistics/</a>. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2020 15:59:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild