Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 30 September to Question 291404, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of local authorities using limited liability partnerships to avoid corporation tax on commercial activity.

The Government expects all businesses, including public bodies, to apply the tax rules correctly.

As set out in HM Treasury’s Managing Public Money guidance, public sector organisations should not engage in, or connive at, tax evasion, tax avoidance or tax planning.