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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GP)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 September 2026

Debate

Business Rates Avoidance Schemes

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My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Sikka, referred to the role of enablers in supporting business tax avoidance schemes. We know that, in many areas of financial crime, estate agents, bankers, lawyers and accountants are corruptly aiding these avoidance schemes. How many such enablers have been prosecuted for business tax avoidance schemes in recent years?

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