Written Question·Treasury·UIN 101229
Unpaid Taxes
Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures HMRC has in place to prevent deliberate non-payment of tax by those who are liable but expect not to be pursued.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonHMRC 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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