Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jeremy Lefroy and Charlie Elphicke

Tuesday 29th January 2013 Commons Chamber

[Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)]

7. What progress HM Revenue and Customs has made in closing loopholes in the tax system.

[Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con)]

9. What plans he has to tackle corporate tax avoidance and to close the tax gap.

[The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke)]

Over this Parliament, we have introduced 31 measures to tackle tax avoidance, including loophole closures. This year, our work will focus on strengthening the disclosure regime, consulting on new sanctions for avoidance promoters and introducing the general anti-abuse rule. HMRC will also increase its risk assessment and specialist transfer pricing resources to target multinationals. Combined, those measures will strengthen our commitment to tackling tax avoidance and reducing the tax gap associated with it.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jeremy Lefroy and Charlie Elphicke

Monday 3rd September 2012 Commons Chamber

[Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)]

2. What progress his Department has made on steps to speed up the adoption process.

[Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con)]

15. What progress his Department has made on steps to speed up the adoption process.

[The Secretary of State for Education (Michael Gove)]

In May, my Department published scorecards for local authorities to enable them to identify and tackle the causes of delay in the adoption system. My Department will shortly launch a consultation on changes to speed up processes for prospective adopters, and we plan to introduce legislation thereafter.