Written Question·Treasury·UIN 54248

Revenue and Customs: Cheques

Tabled: 22 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Dame Harriett Baldwin

ConservativeWest Worcestershire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was to HMRC of administering cheque payments to (a) people and (b) companies in 2024-25.

Answer

James Murray
The cost of sending cheque payments to people and companies in 2024-5 was £1.7 million. HMRC does not keep separate figures for cheques sent to people and companies.