Question follow-through · 96743

Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long has the HMRC helpline number 0300 200 3822 been out of service.

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
8 Dec 2025
Answer
8 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long has the HMRC helpline number 0300 200 3822 been out of service.

  2. 8 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Debt management Self Assessment (SA) payment helpline, 0300 200 3822, was retired at the end of July 2025.From March to July 2025, an announcement was played to all customers phoning the Debt management SA payment helpline advising them that the numbe...

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