§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much tax remained uncollected at the end of each fiscal year since 1978–79; and how much was written off in each of those years.
§ Mr. DorrellThe amount of tax remaining uncollected at the end of the fiscal year and the amount of tax written off since 1978–79 are as follows:
Year Amount remaining uncollected at end of year in £ millions Amount written off in each year in £ millions 1979 847.3 60.3 1980 986.7 73.0 1981 1,653.6 82.5 1982 1,691.5 133.6 1983 2,052.5 146.0 1984 2,553.3 195.3 1985 3,210.1 229.1 1986 3,273.3 299.8 1987 3,841.0 333.3 1988 3,990.5 629.2 1989 3,979.8 530.9 1990 4,323.4 568.8 1991 4,185.6 883.9 1992 3,740.2 1,694.2 The amount of tax uncollected represents the amount of tax which was not collected during each year but which was available to be collected.