To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of people whose personal data was lost by HM Revenue and Customs in 2007 who have subsequently been affected by identity theft. (269334)

HMRC are in regular contact with the banks, financial institutions and law enforcement agencies in order to ensure that any fraudulent activity relating to data loss is identified as soon as possible should it occur. There has been no evidence to suggest any fraudulent activity has occurred as a result of the personal data lost by HM Revenue and Customs in 2007.