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Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 February 2015. It was answered by Robert Buckland (Conservative) on Monday, 23 February 2015 on behalf of the Attorney General.


HSBC

Question

To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service in respect of the possibility of prosecuting HSBC Bank for conspiracy to assist some of its customers to evade paying tax.

Answer

The Attorney General and I frequently meet representatives of the Crown Prosecution Service to discuss a variety of issues. However, as was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government’s policy to provide details of all such meetings.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
224063
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Conspiracy Tax evasion HSBC
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk