Lord Howard of Rising – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Howard of Rising on 2014-06-16.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what value of fines remained unpaid at the end of financial years 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12 (1) in total, and (2) with respect to fines issued in that financial year.

Lord Deighton

We have answered this question on the basis that it relates to HMRC penalties.

1) 2009-10 £0.5 billion

2010-11 £1.5 billion

2011-12 £1.5 billion

Fines and Penalties that remain unpaid are included as receivables and are reported in both the Resource Accounts and Trust Statement.

2) It is not possible to state the value of fines issued in each of the financial years. The question is very broad in scope and covers the majority of the business of the Department. Some data is held in electronic systems and some in paper files, and records are not kept centrally of the value of fines issued across the Department and across all obligations.