§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Transport, further to his answer of 19th April, how many forms to reclaim vehicle excise duty overpaid at the time of last year's Budget were finally issued; how many have been received since the closing date; how many claims have been met; and how many have been rejected.
§ Mr. William RodgersA total of 205,975 forms were issued, some 28,762 in response to requests received between the closing date and 19th April. Of these, 153,000 were returned by 28th April, the closing date for claims. A further 12,900 have been received since the closing date. As with requests for forms, I have decided as a matter of policy to consider all of these claims together with any others that have reached the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre before it closed on the night of 10th May. To date we have paid 85,688 claims; we have rejected 9,110 and sought further information on 42,837 more which seem to be outside the criteria for repayment.