§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made on the piloting of a single form to give the self-employed a single notification point along the lines announced in the Government's response to the first annual report of the deregulation task force. [15678]
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 20 February 1996]: The pilot of the single form to give the self-employed a single notification point for tax, national insurance contributions and VAT commenced in October 1995. The form is available from tax, social security, VAT and business link offices in the pilot area in the north of England. The pilot, which has been well received, is due to run until March 1996. The intention is then to extend the use of the form to the rest of the country. In developing the national version of the pilot, the Inland Revenue has been guided by comments from consultation with customers.