§ John BarrettTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will estimate the amount of gift aid that has gone unclaimed in each year since 1997; [166668]
(2) how much money was claimed in gift aid in each year since 1997. [166669]
§ John HealeyNo estimate is available of the amount of extra Gift Aid that charities could have claimed since 1997.
Amounts of tax repaid to charities on donations under Gift Aid are shown in the following table. Statistics on Gift Aid are published on the Inland Revenue website at www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/charities/c_t031.htm.
£ million Year Total By individuals By companies 1996–97 134 68 66 1997–98 177 96 81 1998–991 306 110 196 1999–2000 208 128 80 2000–012 222 222 4— 2001–02 415 415 4— 2002–033 506 506 4— 1 Figures for company donations reflect a single exceptionally large donation in 1998–99 2 Following the Budget of 2000 company donations are paid gross and do not involve tax repayments and hence are excluded. 3 Provisional. 4 Not available