Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) individuals, (b) agents and (c) sports clubs are being investigated by the HM Revenue and Customs dedicated team on tax avoidance in the sports and entertainment industries.

HMRC does not have a dedicated team dealing with tax avoidance in the sports and entertainment industries. HMRC has a project looking at all compliance risks in football to ensure that Football Clubs, players, managers and agents pay the correct amount of tax. HMRC is currently investigating 67 footballers, 39 football clubs and 13 agents for a range of issues including image rights abuse and are looking into more than 100 footballers in relation to the use of tax avoidance schemes.