Question follow-through · 124388
Revenue and Customs: Staff
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC will ensure that workforce planning decisions do not incentivise replacement of permanent staff with externally supplied labour.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 26 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 25 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
26 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC will ensure that workforce planning decisions do not incentivise replacement of permanent staff with externally supplied labour.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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20 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
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Revenue and Customs: Staff
15 Apr 2026 · To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC will publish full staffing projections for Managed Service Provider and HMRC customer services staff.