Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 30 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 11 May 2001. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Friday, 11 May 2001 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individual taxpayers who file self-assessment tax returns have registered for the Inland Revenue service for filing tax returns on the Internet in each month since the service became available; and if he will make a statement. - Includes table. (Holding answer 3 May 2001).

Answer: Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many individual taxpayers who file self-assessment tax returns have registered for the Inland Revenue service for filing tax returns on the internet in each month since the service became available; and if he will make a statement. [160118] Dawn Primarolo: [holding answer 3 May 2001]: Since the registration service became available on 3 April 2000, 134,550 individual taxpayers who file self assessment tax returns have registered for the Inland Revenue service for filing tax returns over the internet. The numbers of registrations in each month were given in my answer to the hon. Member on 18 July 2000, Official Report, column 110W. The updated figures are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Registrations Cumulative total August 2000 11,700 81,894 September 2000 16,557 98,451 October 2000 2,736 101,187 November 2000 1,697 102,884 December 2000 2,902 105,786 January 2001 14,162 119,948 February 2001 595 120,543 March 2001 522 121,065 April 2000 13,485 134,550 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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