Question follow-through · 124183
Revenue and Customs: Managed Service Companies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected cost of the Managed Service Provider model is, including contract management and oversight costs; and whether that cost has been benchmarked against (a) recruiting and training permanent HMRC staf
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 13 Apr 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the projected cost of the Managed Service Provider model is, including contract management and oversight costs; and whether that cost has been benchmarked against (a) recruiting and training permanent HMRC staf
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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13 Apr 2026
Answer published
Customer demand for HMRC services can fluctuate significantly, both seasonally and in response to external events. HMRC uses Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to provide additional, flexible capacity to help manage these types of variations and support per...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Revenue and Customs: Staff
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she expects the joint HMRC and PCS evaluation of the Managed Service Provider Proof of Value trial will be completed and published.
Revenue and Customs: Staff
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy not to expand Managed Service Provider usage until the joint HMRC and PCS evaluation is concluded and reviewed.
Social Security Benefits: Children
17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children eligible for benefits receive their entitlement.
Child Benefit
17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance her Department provides for people who believe they have not been paid the correct child benefits.