HC Deb 26 February 2002 vol 380 c1210W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with which British overseas and dependent territories the United States of America has exchange of information agreements for tax purposes. [37825]

Dawn Primarolo

The United States of America has a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the Cayman Islands.

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions in each of the last three years British regulators and official investigators have requested information from the regulatory authorities of the British overseas territories and Crown dependencies. [37826]

Ruth Kelly

Records of requests for information made to the regulatory authorities of the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are not maintained centrally. The Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies have powers to provide information to overseas regulators, law enforcement authorities and judicial authorities and powers to obtain the necessary information including, if necessary, by using compulsory powers.

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