Iain Duncan Smith MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Foreign Relations: ChinaTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42391More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March to Question 38340 on Foreign Relations: China, how many meetings with Chinese government officials have taken place at her Department since September 2024, broken down by (a) month
Answer: As stated in my Answers of 14 and 24 March, UK Officials regularly engage with Chinese counterparts in order to further UK interests, cooperating on areas of mutual interest and challenging on areas where we disagree. This government is taking a consisten...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: ChinaTreasuryTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38340More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March to Question 36039 on Foreign Relations: China, on what dates these meetings were held.
Answer: As stated in my Answer of 14 March, UK Officials regularly engage with Chinese counterparts in order to further UK interests, cooperating on areas of mutual interest and challenging on areas where we disagree.This government is taking a consistent, long-t...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: ChinaTreasuryTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36039More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings between Chinese and UK officials took place between October 1 2024 and March 1 2025.
Answer: UK officials regularly engage with Chinese counterparts in order to further UK interests, cooperating on areas of mutual interest and challenging on areas where we disagree. This government is taking a consistent, long-term and pragmatic approach to manag...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRoman AbramovichTreasuryTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27093More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to ensure that funds potentially owed by Roman Abramovich to HMRC are (a) investigated and (b) reclaimed.
Answer: I cannot comment on specific taxpayers or provide comment on individuals or businesses.However, at the Budget, the Government announced the most ambitious ever package to close the tax gap, to raise £6.5 billion in additional tax revenue per year by 2029-...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Rights and International Humanitarian LawTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19221More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to place on a statutory footing the ability to redirect a portion of funds recovered from sanctions violations penalti
Answer: The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is responsible for issuing civil monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions. OFSI maintains a robust and effective toolkit for responding to breaches of financial sanctions, of which mone...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCompanies: RegistrationTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19220More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports that Chinese companies have registered more than 30,000 companies at UK addresses where the registered owners have no connection to
Answer: DBT and Companies House are moving at pace to implement the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2024, a principal purpose of which is to strengthen the powers of the Registrar of Companies to bear down on the abuse of corporate structures in the...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVAT: FraudTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14902More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to tackle VAT fraud; and if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend Deemed Reseller rules to UK-established businesses.
Answer: Tax fraud undermines our economy, hurts legitimate businesses and robs our vital public services of much-needed funds. The government is clear in its commitment to closing the tax gap, and ensuring everyone pays the tax that is legally due. HMRC uses a wi...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 864More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will commission an independent review into the loan charge.
Answer: The Chancellor and I know that the loan charge is a very important matter for many members and their constituents. We have been considering this matter since taking office and will provide an update in due course.
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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