§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to obtain an estimate of the percentage of fraud involving transactions between the United Kingdom and offshore tax havens.
§ Sir George YoungThere are no steps that can be taken to obtain a reliable estimate.
§ Mr. BettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many prosecutions were brought in each of the last five years as the result of tax fraud; and how many of these related to false accounts and income tax returns.
§ Sir George YoungI refer the hon. Member to the annual report of the board of Inland Revenue for 1993–94—appendix, table 6—copies of which were laid before Parliament on 5 October 1994.