A question on #TaxAvoidance tabled by Sammy Wilson on 19-05-2025 has been answered by James Murray.

Heading: Tax Avoidance
Question ID: 1803922
UIN: 53020
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 1593
Asking Member display name: Sammy Wilson
Asking Member handle: eastantrimmp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @eastantrimmp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of making the (a) marketing and (b) operation of disguised remuneration schemes a criminal offence.
Is named day: false
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Date answered: 2025-05-28
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4797
Answering Member display name: James Murray
Answering Member handle: jamesmurray_ldn
Answering Member Twitter reference: @jamesmurray_ldn
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Answer text: The promotion or operation of mass marketed tax avoidance schemes is not, in or of itself, a criminal offence, unless the promoter is acting in breach of an HM Revenue and Customs Stop Notice.The Government is committed to tackling tax avoidance and is co...
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Answering body ID: 14
Answering body name: Treasury
Tweeted: true