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Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 6 February 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 13 February 2002. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 February 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.


Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements are in place for the mutual exchange of relevant information with overseas authorities regarding tax credit fraud. - Inc figures.
Answer

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what arrangements are in place for the mutual exchange of relevant information with overseas authorities regarding tax credit fraud. [35173] Dawn Primarolo: The United Kingdom has a number of agreements with overseas authorities allowing the exchange of information relating to tax or social security matters. Where relevant, such information can be used to combat tax credit fraud.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
35173; 380 c368W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Abuse Fraud Information International cooperation Welfare tax credits
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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