Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 3 November 2009.
Stephen Timms
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury), Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)
2:30,
3 November 2009
We are making very good progress, and there will be-indeed, there already has been-a substantial campaign to inform businesses of their obligations. Over the next few months more efforts will be made to ensure that everybody is aware of them. Telephone support, for example, will be available to businesses that have queries, and help will also be provided through a programme of presentations and drop-in sessions. Most people will have to make their first online return next July, so we still have a number of months in which to advise businesses, and we are determined to get this right.