Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Stephen O'Brien and Eric Ollerenshaw

Wednesday 7th December 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr O’Brien]

The hon. Lady is absolutely right to say it is vital that we address uncollected tax, particularly in certain countries that have been identified. We are encouraging international partners to join in that, and our own Treasury has been very much in the lead. The G20 has agreed to the multilateral convention on mutual assistance in tax matters, and that is what it is now focusing on in trying to get an exchange of tax information, which will help us to support countries in collecting the tax that they are owed.

[Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con)]

5. What recent assessment he has made of the priorities for development in Bangladesh.