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511294

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation
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 reduce tax avoidance and tax crime in the UK's overseas territories and Crown dependencies.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	33543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK initiated the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project under our G8 Presidency in 2013 to stop multinational enterprises exploiting gaps and mismatches between countries’ tax rules. We were one of the first countries to adopt the recommendations from the project.</p><p> </p><p>We also called on the OECD to develop a framework for Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting to tax authorities. We’ve implemented the OECD framework and have pushed to go further, with the Chancellor calling for public CbC reporting in the EU and G20. The Commission’s recent proposals are a step in the right direction, and we will give full consideration to them.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as a result of our G8 Presidency in 2013, more than 90 countries have agreed to automatically exchange taxpayer financial account information under the Common Reporting Standards, and create company beneficial ownership registers. Under pressure from the UK Government, the Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories have signed up to these new standards.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/04/2016 16:40:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

511373

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crown Dependencies: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the contribution by the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend East of 23 February 2016, Official Report, when the fully accessible public register of beneficial ownership in UK Crown dependencies will be complete.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	33646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Oral Statement given by the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) on 11 April 2016, Official Report, column 23.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-04-11/debates/1604111000001/PanamaPapers#contribution-1604116000104" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-04-11/debates/1604111000001/PanamaPapers#contribution-1604116000104</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/04/2016 08:56:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

511424

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect on Africa's development needs of the recent downward revision of economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa by the World Bank.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	33542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>Our assessment highlights a mixed picture: the slowdown in aggregate economic growth for SSA is dominated by a few large economies affected by the fall in commodity prices (e.g. Nigeria), but growth remains robust among some other DFID priority countries (e.g. Tanzania). DFID’s programme and policy support to African countries is designed to address the economic and human development challenges these countries face.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 19/04/2016 15:33:20 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

511435

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Egypt: Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Egyptian government's restrictions on domestic non-governmental organisations on her Department's effectiveness in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	33544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned by growing restrictions on civil society in Egypt and continues to make a positive case that the presence of a dynamic civil society is in Egypt’s interest.</p><p>We work with a range of partners in the country including the World Bank, private sector and including some NGOs and we will continue to ensure that work remains effective.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 19/04/2016 16:17:06 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

511448

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Tax Havens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Prime Minister's contribution of 9 September 2013, Official Report, column 700, what the evidential basis is for the statement that none of the UK's overseas territories or Crown dependencies are tax havens.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	33667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Leader of the Opposition, the right hon. Member for Islington North (Mr Corbyn), on 13 April 2016, <em>Official Report</em>, column 344-345, and to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Moray (Mr Robertson) on the same day, <em>Official Report</em>, column 347.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 14/04/2016 14:06:00 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

475784

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make an assessment of the extent to which recent changes to the OECD's Official Development Assistance (ODA) definition will divert ODA away from welfare programmes into military programmes.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	31203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The recent DAC High Level Meeting was able to agree the first update in the ODA rules in over 40 years and reflect the changing nature of aid delivery. All of this is in line with the primary purpose of ODA - to support the economic development and welfare of development countries – and this has not changed.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 22/03/2016 12:53:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

475786

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional revenues were achieved for developing countries as a result of the pilot scheme for Tax Inspectors Without Borders; and how much such revenue derived from improved tax settlements with clients of the so-called big four accounting firms.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	31202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has recently reported that Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TWIB) deployments have assisted countries to increase their tax collected by over $185 million.</p><p>DFID does not have access to information about which professional services companies are used under the TIWB programme.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 22/03/2016 12:54:27 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

475787

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department spending on issues of tax since 2010 was paid to the so-called big 4 accounting firms; and how much her Department spent on (a) academic research on tax, and (b) civil society work on tax in that time.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	31193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>This information is not available in the form requested.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 22/03/2016 12:54:42 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

475788

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Accountancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department spending was paid to the so-called big 4 accounting firms in each since 2010; and what proportion of her Department spending was managed by the so-called big 4 accounting firms in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	31194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>Detail on all DFID spend is available via our departmental website.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 23/03/2016 17:25:26 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

457034

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Africa: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's expenditure on the Bloodhound Supersonic Car project in South Africa on reducing poverty in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	29421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has incurred no expenditure on the development of the Bloodhound Supersonic Car.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/03/2016 15:44:43 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott