Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed to investigate tax evasion in HMRC's Wealthy Team unit; and if he will make a statement.

As of 31 December 2019 HMRC’s Wealthy team had approximately 961 full time equivalent staff engaged in customer compliance activity.

The Wealthy team work with around 24,500 full time equivalent staff in HMRC’s Customer Compliance Group, including in Counter Avoidance and the Fraud Investigation service so that HMRC can effectively tackle avoidance and evasion within this customer segment. They also focus on promoting tax compliance and helping customers through digital services.