Tax Yields

Miss McIntosh
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 176W, on tax yields, when he expects the data relating to Pay as You Earn tax for (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 will be available.

Mr. Timms
Estimates for 2007-08 Pay-As-You-Earn tax deducted from pay (excluding pension), by industry, will be published as National Statistics in Table 2.10 on HM Revenue and Customs website in March 2010:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/income_tax/table2-10.pdf

in accordance with pre-announced publication dates for National Statistics:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/updates/index.htm

The publication date for estimates for 2008-09 will be published on the above website page in due course.

Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people informed HM Revenue and Customs by 4 January 2010 of previously undeclared overseas income and gains under the most recent tax amnesty; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Timms
Approximately 10,000 people have registered an intention to disclose previously undeclared overseas income and gains under the new disclosure opportunity.

The opportunity to register with the scheme closed on 4 January. Those who have registered now have until 12 March 2010 to provide full details of their disclosure through our online facility, and pay what they owe.