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Oral Answers to Questions

Gary Streeter Excerpts
Wednesday 17th January 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gary Streeter Portrait Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that aggressive tax avoidance involving tax havens can be tackled effectively only by collective global action? Will her Department therefore keep the issue high on the agenda at future G8 meetings and will she do all she can to ensure that the UK continues to take a lead?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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Absolutely. The UK is leading on this matter, having put it on the G8 agenda in 2013.