Oral QuestionHM Treasury

“What progress has been made on reducing tax avoidance and evasion.”

Tabled: 26 March 2018Answered: 17 April 2018

Answering Minister

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr Hamish Falconer)

The UK operates one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. One of our first acts in government was to review and suspend export licences that could be used by the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza. We have successfully implemented that suspension and have continued to refuse relevant licence applications. All export licences are kept under careful and continual review, and we can suspend, refuse or revoke licences as required.