§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the data for each month since 1 October 2000 on how many self-assessment tax returns were(a) issued, (b) received, (c) waiting to be processed and (d) processed; and if he will make a statement. [8137]
§ Mr. Andrew SmithThe information requested is as detailed:
Self-assessment tax returns Tax year/date Issued Received Processed Waiting to be processed 1999–2000 1 October 2000 9,159,211 4,263,614 2,778,869 1,484,745 29 October 2000 9,221,121 4,907,091 3,736,857 1,170,234 26 November 2000 9,281,440 5,330,866 4,643,537 687,329 31 December 2000 9,335,823 5,859,044 5,288,979 570,065 28 January 2001 9,416,617 7,219,404 6,113,168 1,106,236 25 February 2001 9,502,295 8,612,114 7,160,650 1,451,464 25 March 2001 9,532,442 8,750,042 8,323,890 426,152 2000–01 29 April 2001 8,761,593 243,350 76,410 166,940 27 May 2001 8,852,094 629,980 328,328 301,652 1 July 2001 8,940,513 1,323,115 864,497 458,618 29 July 2001 8,990,292 1,943,901 1,350,597 593,304 2 September 2001 8,989,043 2,798,153 1,966,795 831,358 30 September 2001 9,152,255 4,241,952 2,677,145 1,564,807