To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many construction companies have been fined for the late returns of their construction industry scheme contractor monthly returns; and how many companies have had warning notices issued for the same breach. (178592)

Since the introduction of automatic penalties for late monthly returns in October, the following number of contractors have had penalty notices served on them under the provisions of the construction industry scheme.

A breakdown of the number of contractors receiving reminders in each month is not available.