in 1985 and they have one daughter and two sons. Tax avoidance allegations In September 2014, it was reported that Cox was one of a number of individuals investing in the Phoenix Film Partners LLC scheme run by Ingenious PLC which HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had alleged to be a tax avoidance scheme. Ingenious has contested the allegation and claimed the scheme had been submitted to HMRC for pre-approval and that HMRC had not raised any objections. Cox has said that if the scheme was a tax avoidance scheme, it would have contradicted his instructions to his financial advisers, that he did not wish to be involved in aggressive tax avoidance. Following a string of court victories against the schemes, HMRC has since sought to settle disputes with those involved in the tax avoidance, with an agreed re-payment package. In January 2016 Ingenious PLC was reported to still be disputing the claims. Honours References External links Geoffrey Cox KC MP – Parliamentary site Thomas More Chambers – Chambers of Geoffrey Cox QC MP Conservative Party – Geoffrey Cox MP – biography Torridge and West Devon Conservatives – constituency site Geoffrey Cox for Torridge and West Devon – 2015 campaign website Geoffrey Cox – Conservative Candidate for Torridge and West Devon – 2010 campaign website Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Geoffrey Cox MP Heating grants in November 2007 Appledore shipyard in November 2006 |- |- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 2005–2010 UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 UK MPs 2017–2019 UK MPs 2019–present Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge People educated at King's College, Taunton People from Wroughton 1960 births Living people 21st-century King's Counsel English King's Counsel Knights Bachelor Politicians awarded knighthoods