Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:47 pm on 7 July 2025.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Shadow Minister (Treasury)
2:47,
7 July 2025
My Lords, at the end of 2024, it was reported that HMRC injected an extra £300 million into its compliance and fraud operations. Estimates suggest that these teams now have nearly 28,000 staff—which probably includes some of the 5,500 the Minister mentioned. What is the estimated cost benefit of this significant investment? Will the Minister agree to report to Parliament on the cost and on the tax actually recovered on a regular and consistent basis? We all want to see the success of this initiative.
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