Taxation: Self-Assessment Martin Horwood To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many fines were issued for the late return of income tax returns by each tax office in England and Wales in each year from 2000 to 2005; and how many of those fines were subsequently refunded in each of those years. Jane Kennedy I refer the hon. Member to the written reply given on 17 November 2005, Official Report, column 1517W. The table provides details of penalty notices issued for failure to file self-assessment tax returns by the due date for the latest full years 2005-06 and 2006-07. As stated in the earlier reply, no details are held regarding the numbers of penalties subsequently refunded. -------------------------------------- |Locations |2005-06 |2006-07 | -------------------------------------- |Beds/W. Herts |25,826 |26,429 | -------------------------------------- |Berks. |16,957 |16,841 | -------------------------------------- |Birm Solihull |28,396 |29,720 | -------------------------------------- |Bris/N. Somst |34,277 |36,951 | -------------------------------------- |Cambs. |18,233 |18,676 | -------------------------------------- |Cent. Yorks |23,966 |25,556 | -------------------------------------- |Chapel W. |85,694 |82,835 | -------------------------------------- |Claims |— |102 | -------------------------------------- |Cornwll/Plym |51,151 |54,942 | -------------------------------------- |Cumbria |7,465 |7,229 | -------------------------------------- |Devon |31,837 |33,094 | -------------------------------------- |Dors/S. Wilts |5,848 |6,144 | -------------------------------------- |E. Ches/S. Lancs|23,915 |25,212 | -------------------------------------- |E. Hamp/Wight |35,568 |40,653 | -------------------------------------- |E. Hert/W. Ess |21,134 |20,041 | -------------------------------------- |E. Lancs |20,257 |20,544 | -------------------------------------- |G. Belfast |11,899 |12,935 | -------------------------------------- |Glos/N. Wilts |19,123 |19,044 | -------------------------------------- |Humber |20,659 |20,730 | -------------------------------------- |Kent |54,822 |54,828 | -------------------------------------- |LBO |1,158 |1,167 | -------------------------------------- |Leic/Northnt |51,102 |61,639 | -------------------------------------- |Lincoln |12,514 |12,670 | -------------------------------------- |Lisburn |3,410 |3,752 | -------------------------------------- |London |1,592 |902 | -------------------------------------- |Lothians |42,264 |51,709 | -------------------------------------- |Manchester |22,390 |22,529 | -------------------------------------- |Merseyside |26,821 |27,322 | -------------------------------------- |Midlands W |13,432 |13,564 | -------------------------------------- |N. E. Metro |46,208 |50,781 | -------------------------------------- |N. I. Counties |27,712 |30,293 | -------------------------------------- |Norfolk |25,804 |26,621 | -------------------------------------- |Northumbria |15,427 |15,902 | -------------------------------------- |Notts/Derby |27,479 |29,780 | -------------------------------------- |N. Wales |25,939 |30,309 | -------------------------------------- |NW Lancs |17,456 |17,546 | -------------------------------------- |NW Mids/Shrop |21,559 |24,236 | -------------------------------------- |N. Yorks |14,416 |14,179 | -------------------------------------- |Oxon/Bucks |24,449 |23,760 | -------------------------------------- |PD1 |3,529 |3,009 | -------------------------------------- |CNR |38,832 |34,865 | -------------------------------------- |Scot Cent |14,502 |12,490 | -------------------------------------- |Scot East |8,793 |7,745 | -------------------------------------- |Scotland West |13,907 |11,616 | -------------------------------------- |Scot North |9,736 |8,374 | -------------------------------------- |Scot Sch E W |52,460 |62,959 | -------------------------------------- |Scot South |14,086 |13,856 | -------------------------------------- |Sefton |94,959 |102,608 | -------------------------------------- |S. Essex |20,716 |19,184 | -------------------------------------- |Somerset |11,902 |12,393 | -------------------------------------- |Staffs. |17,930 |18,555 | -------------------------------------- |Suff and N. Ex |31,644 |33,143 | -------------------------------------- |Surr/N. Hamp |23,007 |22,438 | -------------------------------------- |Sussex |35,304 |37,199 | -------------------------------------- |S. Wales |58,756 |61,207 | -------------------------------------- |S. Yorks |25,759 |27,838 | -------------------------------------- |Tees Valley |52,822 |55,698 | -------------------------------------- |Trusts |17,578 |15,885 | -------------------------------------- |Warck/Cov |20,309 |20,178 | -------------------------------------- |Wear/S. Tyne |12,630 |12,537 | -------------------------------------- |W. Hampshire |24,497 |26,180 | -------------------------------------- |W. Lancs/W. Ches|26,342 |28,540 | -------------------------------------- |Worcs/Herefd |14,037 |14,139 | -------------------------------------- |W. Wales |15,891 |16,721 | -------------------------------------- |W. York/Cravn |40,796 |44,717 | -------------------------------------- |Total |1,658,883|1,735,241| --------------------------------------