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Written question asked by Pat McFadden (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 July 2022 (named day). It was answered by Lucy Frazer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 July 2022 on behalf of the Treasury.

Business: Coronavirus

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has met the (a) Taxpayer Protection Taskforce or (b) National Crime Agency to discuss fraud in the covid-19 support schemes since his appointment as Chancellor.

Answer

Treasury Ministers and officials regularly engage with the National Crime Agency and Taxpayer Protection Taskforce to discuss shared policy interests, such as the response to fraud.

The Government has invested over £100 million in the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce to combat fraud on the HMRC Covid-19 schemes, one of the largest and quickest responses to a fraud risk by HMRC.

In 2021-22 the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce prevented more than £350 million from being lost through error and fraud in the COVID-19 financial support schemes. Overall, since the start of the schemes, the amount of money either recovered or blocked from being paid out totals more than £1.2 billion, with compliance activity still ongoing.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
34873
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Business Fraud Government assistance National Crime Agency Coronavirus Taxpayer Protection Taskforce
Link
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