Question follow-through · 88531
Revenue and Customs: Repayments
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) delays in HMRC Self Assessment tax repayments and (b) the non-fulfilment of published complaint response timeframes on taxpayers awaiting refunds.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 5 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 12 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) delays in HMRC Self Assessment tax repayments and (b) the non-fulfilment of published complaint response timeframes on taxpayers awaiting refunds.
12 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Nov 2025
Answer published
HMRC recognise that repayments are important for customers. They prioritise them to ensure they are processed as quickly and securely as possible. HMRC balance the provision of prompt payments to eligible customers with effective revenue protection from f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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