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1050281

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it an offence for an organisation offering audit services to sell tax avoidance schemes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and ensuring that companies and individuals pay their fair share of tax.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a suite of powers to tackle and challenge those who promote or otherwise enable tax avoidance. Those who design, sell, manage or otherwise promote tax avoidance schemes face a range of sanctions including penalties if they fail to disclose their schemes to HMRC where required to do so under the Disclosure of Tax Avoidance Schemes (DOTAS) regime. They can also face action under the Promoters of Tax Avoidance Schemes (POTAS) regime which includes imposing conditions on them to ensure they change their behaviour. And, if any person (not just a scheme promoter) enables another person to use abusive tax arrangements which HMRC later defeats, they could be subject to the an ‘Enabler’s’ penalty.</p><p>Under the ‘Enablers’ penalty, introduced in Finance (No. 2) Act 2017, anyone who knowingly enables another person to use an abusive tax arrangement that is later defeated by HMRC will face a penalty of 100% of the fees they have earned from that activity. This new legislation is at the forefront of HMRC work to disrupt the avoidance market, identifying both the schemes and the individuals behind them and acting quickly to challenge them. It strengthens HMRC’s tools for tackling both promoters and others who profit from enabling others to try to avoid tax.</p><p>The effectiveness of HMRC’s powers is kept under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 31/01/2019 15:25:10 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050282

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to require the Financial Reporting Council to develop accounting standards requiring UK companies to disclose how much corporation tax or its equivalent they pay in each country of their operation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to require UK accounting standards to be developed for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>However, the government continues to support the development of a public Country-by-Country Reporting model that works on a multilateral basis.</p><p> </p><p>This would require large multinational companies to publish a country-by-country breakdown of their profits, tax and assets.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 31/01/2019 15:21:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050283

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has identified one arrangement in which a trade association has agreed to deliver regulatory functions created by legislation.</p><p> </p><p>British Marine, the trade association of the marine industry, manages the process of issuing Manufacturer Identity Codes to manufacturers of recreational craft. This is in line with requirements under the EU Directive on Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft for each manufacturer to be assigned a unique code.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/02/2019 12:11:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050284

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Law Officers’ Departments do not have any regulatory functions imposed by legislation that are currently undertaken by trade associations.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2019 13:48:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050285

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 04/02/2019 16:42:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050286

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold a central list of regulatory functions that are supported by trade associations.</p><p>The Department’s governance statement and Accounting Office System Statements set out how we manage our corporate oversight of our arm's-length and other bodies which carry out our regulatory functions. Further details can be found as follows:</p><ul><li>Governance statement: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727588/MHCLG_ARA_2017_18_WEB_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/727588/MHCLG_ARA_2017_18_WEB_Accessible.pdf</a>.</li><li>Accounting Officer System Statements: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728081/Accounting_Officer_System_Statement_2018_-_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/728081/Accounting_Officer_System_Statement_2018_-_Final.pdf</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/02/2019 13:55:31 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050287

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Of the legislation for which the Ministry of Defence is responsible, none create regulatory functions performed by trade associations.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/02/2019 16:31:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050288

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, and to obtain it would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/02/2019 14:13:16 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050289

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>No regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which the department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 04/02/2019 17:35:24 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050290

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 16:47:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas