Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Pauline Latham Excerpts
Wednesday 17th January 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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As I just said, I think we need to do something more hands-on and more practical, so I am dedicating some resource and a team within my Department to focus on that for every nation we work with.

Pauline Latham Portrait Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con)
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Will my right hon. Friend commend the work of Conservatives in government to crack down on tax havens, including the leadership shown by David Cameron in making that a centrepiece of the UK’s G8 summit in 2013?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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We have made considerable progress—for example, all our overseas territories that have a financial centre are now committed to global standards on tax transparency.