Written Question·Treasury·UIN 100626

Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion: Digital Technology

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 23 December 2025

Question

Shaun Davies

LabourTelford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential for AI and digital technology to reduce a) tax evasion and b) tax avoidance.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
HMRC is expanding its use of AI to help tackle the tax gap and The Hon gentleman’s Telford constituency is an important hub for HMRC’s digital and AI work. HMRC’s expansion includes how they focus their compliance work through new risk-targeting capabilit...

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