§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 25 November 2002,Official Report, column 62W, on the spend to save initiative, if he will place the evaluation in the Library; and if he will make a statement. [86848]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe results of the initiative were summarised and published in the Board of Inland Revenue's annual reports. They are set out in the reports for the years ending 31 March 1998 (page 21), 31 March 1999 (page 17) and 31 March 2000 (pages 15 and 16). These reports are available in the Library. They show that the initiative was a success, producing more than £1.8 billion in additional revenue, which was more than forecast, and a yield to cost ratio of 10 to 1. The Comptroller and Auditor General in his Audit of Assumptions for the pre-Budget 2000 report concluded that the monitoring and control systems were sound, and that the savings estimate was reported on a prudent basis.