HM Revenue and Customs

Mr. Soames
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to announce the new permanent chairman of HM Revenue and Customs.

Dawn Primarolo
An announcement about the appointment of a permanent chairman of HM Revenue and Customs will be made in due course.

Mrs. Spelman
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much HM Revenue and Customs has spent on purchasing Mosaic UK data from Experian and the associated computer systems for its use.

Dawn Primarolo
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. Pickles) on 17 May 2006, Official Report, column 1079W.