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Written question asked by David Gauke (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 July 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 October 2007. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 October 2007 on behalf of the Treasury.

VAT: Registration

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 23 July 2007, Official Report, columns 665-66W, on VAT: registration, how many and what proportion of VAT registration applications were processed within 15 working days in 2006-07.
Answer

[holding answer 8 October 2007]: The number and proportion of VAT registration application processed within 15 working days in 2006-07 was;

2006-07 Number/percentage
Number processed within 15 working days 188,216
Percentage processed within 15 working days 66

HMRC recognise that in recent months there have been some unacceptable delays for genuine businesses. Several factors have contributed to this, including an increase in the threat of fraud, an increase in the numbers of applications, and both resource and IT pressures. However, HMRC have put improvement measures in place and expect that a real upturn will be visible later this year.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
154438; 465 c255-6W
Session
2006-07
Related items
VAT: Registration
Monday, 23 July 2007
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Registration VAT
Link
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