Question follow-through · 110941
Child Benefit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to answer 104272 of 14 January on Child Benefit, how many of the 5,637 enquiries which remained open have since been addressed; and what the outcomes were.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 4 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 10 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to answer 104272 of 14 January on Child Benefit, how many of the 5,637 enquiries which remained open have since been addressed; and what the outcomes were.
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Feb 2026
Answer published
The latest data relating to Child Benefit compliance activity is being quality assured to ensure accuracy. HMRC will write to the Treasury Committee with an update when the work is completed.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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