Written questions

Unpaid Taxes

Commons · Question 101229 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

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

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 5 Jan 2026

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 ...