Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what evidence he has given to the EU inquiry into the extent and means of tax avoidance by multinational corporations through Luxembourg and Ireland.

The Treasury does not comment on confidential inquiries relating to the tax decisions of other Member States. The nature of State aid investigations is that they examine the specific circumstances in each case. It is therefore for each Member State to provide their own evidence to the European Commission. More widely, the UK is playing a leading role in reform of the international tax rules to ensure that companies pay their fair share, including in discussions in ECOFIN, the OECD and other international fora.