Self-assessment Tax Returns

HC Deb 16 March 2004 vol 419 c167W

Norman Lamb

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on progress with processing self-assessment tax returns. [161382]

Dawn Primarolo

The Inland Revenue have met their target to process 99 per cent. of returns received by 31 January by 31 March every year since self-assessment was introduced and fully expect to do so again this year.

Norman Lamb

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many self-assessment tax returns due by 31 January have been received by the Inland Revenue; how many are outstanding; and how many remain