Written Question·Treasury·UIN 101224

Unpaid Taxes

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of unpaid tax liabilities is written off each year; and according to what criteria HMRC determines when a tax debt will no longer be pursued.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
HMRC is committed to closing the tax gap further and tackling non-compliant behaviours such as tax evasion, tax avoidance, criminal attacks, error, failure to take reasonable care, hidden economy activity, legal interpretation issues, and non-payment. In ...

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