HC Deb 26 February 2001 vol 363 c510W
Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many taxpayers have arrangements with the Inland Revenue whereby in exchange for payment of a fixed sum of tax they are absolved from having to file detailed accounts and tax returns; how many of these individuals are British subjects; and if he will list the nationality of those who are not. [145788]

Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many individuals were permitted to make an agreed annual lump sum payment to the Inland Revenue in lieu of submitting a tax return in the last financial year. [146006]

Dawn Primarolo

[holding answer 17 January 2001]: The Inland Revenue has a small number of agreements of this sort, entered into at various dates since 1988, though none of the individuals concerned has been absolved from the general obligation to file a tax return. Whether an individual is a British subject, and the question of their nationality, are not features of the agreements which have been made. The policy in relation to these agreements is currently under review.