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Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 1 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 November 2006. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 November 2006 on behalf of the Treasury.


Debt Collection

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of individuals granted debtors' petitions while being actively pursued for debts by each of his departments in each of the last five years for which information is available, broken down by department; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

In the pursuit of debt Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) handle cases where the debtor or another creditor has already filed for bankruptcy. In such cases HMRC lodge their claim like any other creditor but do not keep a separate record of the number of individuals who are granted debtors' petitions.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
451 c1020-1W; 99659
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Debts
Link
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