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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions: 11 May 2016

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

4.593 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, answered questions from MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 11 May.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Order. Questions to the Prime Minister?

0:04.0

Mike Kaye. Question one, Mr. Speaker.

0:10.0

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others,

0:15.0

and in addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.

0:19.0

Mike Kaye. Go on that. Even fantastically corrupt Nigeria. House, I shall have further such meetings later today. Mike C.

0:25.1

Even fantastically corrupt Nigeria is asking Britain to clean up its act

0:28.4

and introduce beneficial ownership

0:30.4

registers in the overseas territories.

0:34.1

Will the Prime Minister achieve this

0:36.2

tomorrow at the Anti-Corruption Summit?

0:38.3

Please.

0:39.3

Well, first of all, I've got to check the microphones on before speaking.

0:43.3

It's probably a good idea.

0:45.3

I thank the Honourable Gentleman for his question.

0:48.3

The answer to his question is yes.

0:50.3

We have asked three things of the overseas territories and crown dependencies. We

0:55.5

asked for automatic exchange of tax information, we ask for a common reporting standard

1:00.3

for multinational companies, and we ask for central beneficial ownership registries so UK

1:04.8

enforcement could know who really owns companies that are based there. They've delivered

1:08.5

on the first two and they will be following

1:10.9

and delivering on the third. That's what he asked for and that's exactly what he's getting.

1:14.6

Tory apprentice!

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