Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between James Berry and James Duddridge

Tuesday 24th November 2015 Commons Chamber

[James Duddridge]

The hon. Gentleman should give the overseas territories credit where credit is due. Progress has been made towards the greater use of central registers, and we are currently working on security and police forces’ access to them, but, in the longer term, he is entirely right: ultimately, we will have to move in the direction of public access to that information. But the overseas territories are making progress.

[James Berry (Kingston and Surbiton) (Con)]

What progress have the British overseas territories made with the UK on the exchange of tax information?

[James Duddridge]

Clear progress has already been made. The territories have already fulfilled their commitments on automatic tax exchange, and this was achieved working in partnership with them.