Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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Tax Avoidance (HSBC)
Baroness Chapman of Darlington Excerpts(9 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Gauke
My hon. Friend raises a good question, and this Government have closed 42 loopholes. We inherited a tax system in which not enough had been done to tackle tax evasion or avoidance, and we have addressed that over the past four and a half years. That is partly why the yield from HMRC’s activities has risen from £17 billion in 2010 to a forecast £26 billion this year.
Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab)
Will the Minister confirm that he first received the files on this issue in 2010, and explain why in the past five years he has not seen fit to come to the House and share information about it? Indeed, he would not be here today had he not been dragged here by the Opposition.