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Written Question
Unexplained Wealth Orders
Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 12 September 2023 to Question 197789 on Unexplained Wealth Orders, how many new applications for unexplained wealth orders were made in the High Court from 13 September 2023 to 13 March 2024.

Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

Since being introduced in April 2017, UWOs have been applied for by operational agencies in six investigations, with five granted and the NCA waiting for a Judges decision on the other. There were no applications made by the NCA for a UWO between 13 September 2023 to 13 March 2024.

UWOs remain a powerful tool to investigate those who look to use, move or hide their proceeds of crime in the UK or overseas. There are a number of variables which impact an operational decision to seek a UWO including: the ease with which evidence can be obtained from overseas; whether it would be proportionate to go to the High Court; and suitability of alternative investigatory powers.

Agencies have several other well-established powers under Part 8 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 which they may use to compel information regarding the ownership of asset during an investigation such as Production Orders and Disclosure Orders. Law enforcement agencies are operationally independent from Government and cannot be tasked to use UWOs.

The Government committed to report on the number of UWOs applied for and obtained each year under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2022 and will lay this year’s report before September.

The report covering 2022-23 can be found at: Unexplained wealth orders: 2022 to 2023 annual report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)


Written Question
Freeports: Annual Reports
Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answers of 15 March 2024 to Questions 17337 and 17338 on Freeports: Foreign Investment in UK, when his Department plans to publish the UK Freeports Programme Annual Report 2023; and if he will include the information on foreign direct investment performance (a) at the level and (b) for the dates requested in Questions 17337 and 17338.

Answered by Jacob Young - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

Announcements will be set out in due course.


Written Question
Sloane Helicopters: Contracts
Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March to Question 16658 on Sloane Helicopters: Contracts, whether the value of the contract extension will be disclosed alongside the publication of the new Contract Award notice.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

I would be content to make the information available following the publication of the new contract award.

More broadly, I would note that such transport arrangements are long-standing and have operated under successive Governments of all political colours.


Written Question
Tax Avoidance: Fines
Wednesday 20th March 2024

Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the value of civil penalties (a) imposed and (b) collected as a result of HMRC's criminal investigations into tax avoidance and evasion in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2023-24; and what was the value of civil penalties (a) imposed and (b) collected for the avoidance and evasion of (i) income tax, (ii) national insurance contributions, (iii) VAT, (iv) excise duties and (v) corporation tax in each of those years.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Where data is already available via GOV.UK, HMRC have provided links below.

HMRC do not routinely issue civil penalties as a direct result of criminal investigations, so do not hold the requested data.

Prosecutions, convictions and acquittals:

2019-2020

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ed7b06786650c76af069ac4/HMRC_quarterly_report_data_table_Q4_2019_to_2020.xlsx

2020-21 and 2021-22

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022-23

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

Total number of individuals charged:

2020/21 and 2021/22:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022/23:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

There has been one Deferred Prosecution Agreement:

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/first-ever-cps-deferred-prosecution-agreement-ps615-million


Written Question
Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions
Wednesday 20th March 2024

Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements have been reached as a result of HMRC's criminal investigations into tax avoidance and evasion between 1 January 2014 and 13 March 2024; and what is the value of financial penalties from those agreements.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Where data is already available via GOV.UK, HMRC have provided links below.

HMRC do not routinely issue civil penalties as a direct result of criminal investigations, so do not hold the requested data.

Prosecutions, convictions and acquittals:

2019-2020

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ed7b06786650c76af069ac4/HMRC_quarterly_report_data_table_Q4_2019_to_2020.xlsx

2020-21 and 2021-22

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022-23

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

Total number of individuals charged:

2020/21 and 2021/22:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022/23:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

There has been one Deferred Prosecution Agreement:

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/first-ever-cps-deferred-prosecution-agreement-ps615-million


Written Question
Taxation: Prosecutions
Wednesday 20th March 2024

Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 6 September 2017 to Question 6732 on Taxation: Prosecutions, how many prosecutions resulted from HMRC's criminal investigations into tax avoidance and evasion in the financial year (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21, (e) 2021-22, (f) 2022-23 and (g) 2023-24; and how many of those prosecutions resulted in (i) convictions and (ii) acquittals in each year.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Where data is already available via GOV.UK, HMRC have provided links below.

HMRC do not routinely issue civil penalties as a direct result of criminal investigations, so do not hold the requested data.

Prosecutions, convictions and acquittals:

2019-2020

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ed7b06786650c76af069ac4/HMRC_quarterly_report_data_table_Q4_2019_to_2020.xlsx

2020-21 and 2021-22

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022-23

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

Total number of individuals charged:

2020/21 and 2021/22:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022/23:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

There has been one Deferred Prosecution Agreement:

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/first-ever-cps-deferred-prosecution-agreement-ps615-million


Written Question
Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion: Convictions
Wednesday 20th March 2024

Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions have resulted from HMRC's criminal investigations into avoidance and evasion of (i) income tax, (ii) national insurance contributions, (iii) VAT, (iv) excise duties and (v) corporation tax in each financial year between 2019-20 and 2023-24.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Where data is already available via GOV.UK, HMRC have provided links below.

HMRC do not routinely issue civil penalties as a direct result of criminal investigations, so do not hold the requested data.

Prosecutions, convictions and acquittals:

2019-2020

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ed7b06786650c76af069ac4/HMRC_quarterly_report_data_table_Q4_2019_to_2020.xlsx

2020-21 and 2021-22

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022-23

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

Total number of individuals charged:

2020/21 and 2021/22:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022/23:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

There has been one Deferred Prosecution Agreement:

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/first-ever-cps-deferred-prosecution-agreement-ps615-million


Written Question
Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
Wednesday 20th March 2024

Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 2 of the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 174107 on Tax Evasion: Prosecutions, if he will publish the (a) number of individuals charged and (b) number of individuals charged with tax evasion by HMRC for the financial years (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23 and (iii) 2023-24.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

Where data is already available via GOV.UK, HMRC have provided links below.

HMRC do not routinely issue civil penalties as a direct result of criminal investigations, so do not hold the requested data.

Prosecutions, convictions and acquittals:

2019-2020

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ed7b06786650c76af069ac4/HMRC_quarterly_report_data_table_Q4_2019_to_2020.xlsx

2020-21 and 2021-22

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022-23

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

Total number of individuals charged:

2020/21 and 2021/22:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/630f50178fa8f54491def8ce/HMRC_quarterly_performance_data_table_Q4_2021_to_2022.xlsx

2022/23:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64b00f4bfe36e0000d6fa93e/HMRC-Quarterly-update_Quarter-4_2022-to-2023_data-table.xlsx

There has been one Deferred Prosecution Agreement:

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/first-ever-cps-deferred-prosecution-agreement-ps615-million


Division Vote (Commons)
19 Mar 2024 - Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Emily Thornberry (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 154 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 218 Noes - 305
Division Vote (Commons)
19 Mar 2024 - Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Emily Thornberry (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 151 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 217 Noes - 305