Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has a target for the maximum timescale between an application being submitted for VAT registration and it being granted.

As noted in Question UIN 112030, HMRC aims to turnaround most VAT registrations within 40 working days, although some cases do take longer due to additional compliance checks or complexity. In 2022, 76 per cent of registrations were issued within 7 calendar days.