Question follow-through · 82521

Construction: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HMRC's target timeline for paying out Construction Industry Scheme tax rebates to small businesses is; and what proportion of rebates are paid within that time.

answeredTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
15 Oct 2025
Target answer date
20 Oct 2025
Answer
24 Oct 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what HMRC's target timeline for paying out Construction Industry Scheme tax rebates to small businesses is; and what proportion of rebates are paid within that time.

  2. 20 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 24 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    HMRC recognise that repayments are important for customers. They prioritise them and work hard to ensure they are processed as quickly and securely as possible.Individuals can check when they are likely to receive a response by using HMRC’s ‘Where’s my re...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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