Written Question·Treasury·UIN 106466

Business: Unpaid Taxes

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data her Department has regarding the amount of unpaid taxes by businesses that is awaiting recovery.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson

HMRC publishes quarterly updates that report on the total debt balance at the end of each quarter. The most recent update was published on 8 January 2026 and can be found at www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates.HMRC publish...

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