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Written question asked by Austin Mitchell (Labour) on Friday, 20 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 February 2015. It was answered by David Gauke (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 February 2015 on behalf of the Treasury.


Patents: EU Action

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from (a) the EU Commission and (b) other EU Member States on the patent box legislation.

Answer

The UK is fully engaged with EU Commission and other EU Member States through the work of the EU Code of Conduct Group in their work on the UK Patent Box.

I refer the Hon Gentleman to the joint statement on 11 November 2014 agreed by the UK and Germany on the international governance of preferential IP regimes including the UK Patent Box. Parliament was informed of this in a Written Ministerial Statement delivered on 2nd December 2014. This proposal has been submitted to, and subsequently endorsed by, the EU Code of Conduct Group along with the OECD Forum on Harmful Tax Practices.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
224569
Session
2014-15
Subjects
EU action Patents
Link
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