Paradise Papers Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Paradise Papers

Matt Warman Excerpts
Monday 6th November 2017

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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The hon. Lady is simply wrong. The discussions on the blacklist at the European Union are ongoing and the United Kingdom Government have done nothing to attempt to block them. We are firmly and deeply engaged in them and expect them to conclude by the end of this year.

Matt Warman Portrait Matt Warman (Boston and Skegness) (Con)
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In a world of increasingly global businesses, it is the reality—whether the Labour party likes it or not—that we have to tackle this issue on a global scale. Is that not why it was right that David Cameron used the G7 as a crucial method to tackle it and why it is right that we continue to take an international approach?

Mel Stride Portrait Mel Stride
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We seek to move forward on the basis of unity with our overseas partners. That is why we have played such a full role with the OECD.