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Written question asked by Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 29 June 2005. It was answered by Ivan Lewis (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 June 2005 on behalf of the Treasury.


Insurance Fraud

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received regarding allegations of fraud by insurance companies using the insurance premium tax.
Answer

The Treasury has received no representations regarding allegations of insurance premium tax (IPT) fraud by insurance companies in the past year. Some allegations of underpayment of IPT have been received regarding one particular business and these have been investigated by HM Revenue and Customs.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
435 c1548W; 7964
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Fraud Insurance premium tax