§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much compensation has been paid out by the Inland Revenue to accountants and other professional advisers following the admission of blame for errors in each of the last three years. [177192]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Inland Revenue does not pay compensation to accountants and other professional advisers. In accordance with its Code of Practice 1
"Putting things right" the Inland Revenue reimburses customers for additional professional fees paid as a direct result of Inland Revenue errors.
The total amount of compensation paid to customers, including reimbursement of professional fees, for each of the last three years is as follows:
375W
Year ending 31 March £ million 2004 2.43 2003 2.28 2002 2.57
§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the late filings penalty notices for financial year 2002–03 were incorrectly issued because of a logging error by the Inland Revenue. [177196]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 7 June 2004]: The information requested is not available.