Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113785 on Self-employed: Statistics, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the Government collecting statistics on self-employment income.

HMRC collects information on self-employment income through tax returns submitted by self-employed individuals. Statistics relating to self-employment income are published and can be found as part of HMRC’s Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI), which is one of the Government’s principal sources of information on personal incomes and Income Tax liabilities. Statistics on self-employment income are presented in Tables 3.9 and 3.10 of the latest SPI publication. The latest published SPI statistics are linked below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-incomes-statistics-for-the-tax-year-2023-to-2024