Question follow-through · 51196
National Insurance and Taxation: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) income tax, (b) VAT and (c) National Insurance revenue was generated by non-UK nationals in the last 10 years; and what information her Department holds on the proportion of public spending on
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 9 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 May 2025
- Answer
- 19 May 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) income tax, (b) VAT and (c) National Insurance revenue was generated by non-UK nationals in the last 10 years; and what information her Department holds on the proportion of public spending on
13 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 May 2025
Answer published
HMRC previously published Income Tax, NICs, tax credits and Child Benefit statistics for non-UK nationals. This release was discontinued in 2023 following user consultation. HMRC currently publish UK payrolled employments by nationality, region, industry,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Treasury: Translation Services
12 May 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if they will make it their policy to not provide (a) translation and (b) interpretation for speakers of non-UK languages for services provided by their Department.
Off-payroll Working
30 May 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of off-payroll working (IR35) rules on the self-employed sector since December 2023.
Off-payroll Working
30 May 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) contractors and (b) freelancers have been subject to off-payroll working (IR35) rules in each of the last three tax years; and what estimate she has made of the revenue raised.
Off-payroll Working
30 May 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her her Department has made of the potential impact of off-payroll working (IR35) rules on (a) small business productivity, (b) contract availability and (c) self-employment rates.
Off-payroll Working
30 May 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to enable contractors to determine their own IR35 status.
Small Businesses: VAT
30 May 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the current VAT registration threshold on (small business (a) growth and (b) turnover management.
Small Businesses: VAT
30 May 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to review the VAT registration threshold.
Small Businesses: VAT
30 May 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of VAT (a) registration and (b) compliance on small businesses.
Undocumented Workers
6 Jun 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made an estimate of the number of people working in the informal economy without legal immigration status; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of illegal working on t
Treasury: Translation Services
20 Jun 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much their Department has spent on (a) translation and (b) interpretation for languages other than (i) British Sign Language and (ii) languages native to the UK for people contacting (A) their Department and (B)
Treasury: Marketing
24 Jun 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much her Department has spent on (a) social media promotions, (b) influencer marketing and (c) online advertising in the last 12 months.
Treasury: Remote Working
2 Jul 2025 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in her Department have permission to work remotely outside the UK; and in which countries those staff are based.